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About Bara Village

Bara is a small village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 183 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.13 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 254.13 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 183
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 217th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 254.13 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

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 5 - 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 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 40 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Khuldil Road, about 34 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 Chitrangi 11 km
Nearest railway station Khuldil Road 34 km
District headquarters Singrauli 40 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chitrangi 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 355. That makes it the 217th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Bara village has 183 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Bara covers 254.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Khuldil Road, about 34 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 40 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 11 km away. Khuldil Road is about 34 km away. Singrauli is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohada (2.0 km), Khatai (4.1 km) and Shivpurwa (4.3 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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