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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Kotar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 453 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.19 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Kotar
Area (hectares) 124.19 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 453
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 42nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 124.19 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bara

Bara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara from other places

Bara lies about 14 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Hati, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bara
Tehsil headquarters Kotar 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Hati 7.3 km
District headquarters Satna 14 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara village had a population of 845. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Bara village has 453 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Bara covers 124.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Kotar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Hati, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara.

Bara is about 14 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Kotar tehsil of Satna district. Kotar is about 7.0 km away. Hati is about 7.3 km away. Satna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhiyar (4.9 km), Sudamapur 445 (6.6 km) and Farhad 251 (6.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bara today is likely to be higher.

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