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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,188, made up of 589 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1282.97 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 1282.97 hectares
Population 1,188
Male Population 589
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 61st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 1282.97 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bara

Bara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara from other places

Bara lies about 75 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Beohari, about 6.4 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
Nearest railway station Beohari 6.4 km
Nearest town Beohāri 8.4 km
District headquarters Shahdol 75 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beohari 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 1,188. That makes it the 61st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Bara village has 589 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Bara covers 1282.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Beohari, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 75 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 6.4 km away. Beohāri is about 8.4 km away. Shahdol is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raspur (4.7 km), Uksa (5.0 km) and Mair Tola (5.3 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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