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About Bara Village

Bara is one of the larger villages in Zamania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,405, made up of 10,828 males and 10,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1233.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Zamania
Pincode 232328
Area (hectares) 1233.84 hectares
Population 21,405
Male Population 10,828
Female Population 10,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents. Its 1233.84 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

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 village. 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 28 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 2.3 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 Barakalan 2.3 km
Nearest town Buxar 15 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Zamania 31 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zamania 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 21,405. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents.

Bara village has 10,828 males and 10,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 232328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 1233.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara falls under Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Barakalan, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara.

Bara is about 28 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Barakalan is about 2.3 km away. Buxar is about 15 km away. Ghazipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gang Barar Dawami Patkani (under 2 km), Harkarnpur (2.5 km) and Tikuria Khurd (2.5 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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