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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Kalpi tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,642, made up of 895 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 285231, 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 Jalaun
Tehsil Kalpi
Pincode 285231
Area (hectares) 609.6 hectares
Population 1,642
Male Population 895
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 63rd largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 609.6 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 846.

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 - 10 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 5 - 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 36 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Ata, about 8.1 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 Ata 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalpi 16 km
Nearest town Kālpi 16 km
District headquarters Jalaun 36 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalpi 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 1,642. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Bara village has 895 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 846.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 285231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 609.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Kalpi tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Ata, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 36 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Kalpi tehsil of Jalaun district. Ata is about 8.1 km away. Kalpi is about 16 km away. Kālpi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baragawn (under 2 km), Kusmara (1.9 km) and Kusmra Bavani (1.9 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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