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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Shivpuri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 596 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.9 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Shivpuri
Area (hectares) 530.9 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 596
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 52nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 888 residents. Its 530.9 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Bara

Bara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 21 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 10 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 Khajuri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shivpuri 21 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivpuri 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 1,164. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 888 residents.

Bara village has 596 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Bara covers 530.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Shivpuri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Khajuri, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 21 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Shivpuri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khajuri is about 10 km away. Shivpuri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karai Ahmedpur (1.6 km), Dabhara (1.6 km) and Rampur (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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