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About Bara Village

Bara is a small village in Nagod tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 68 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.43 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Nagod
Area (hectares) 130.43 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 68
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 199th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 130.43 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bara

Bara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 27 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Sagma, about 27 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 Nagod 6.4 km
Nearest town Nāgod 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Sagma 27 km
District headquarters Satna 27 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagod 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 124. That makes it the 199th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Bara village has 68 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Bara covers 130.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara is Sagma, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 27 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 Nagod tehsil of Satna district. Nagod is about 6.4 km away. Nāgod is about 6.4 km away. Sagma is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amiliya (under 2 km), Khairuwa (under 2 km) and Dhaurhara (1.7 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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