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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Umarkhed tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 665 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.89 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Umarkhed
Area (hectares) 433.89 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 665
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 61st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 433.89 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 100 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 32 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 Umarkhed 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Jawalgaon (Deccan) 32 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 100 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Umarkhed 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 1,260. That makes it the 61st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Bara village has 665 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Bara covers 433.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 100 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. Umarkhed is about 7.5 km away. Jawalgaon (Deccan) is about 32 km away. Yavatmal is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kailas Nagar (2.0 km), Belkhed (2.1 km) and Nagapur (2.2 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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