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About Bara Village

Bara is one of the larger villages in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,425, made up of 7,161 males and 6,264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2138.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209311, 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 Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Pincode 209311
Area (hectares) 2138.67 hectares
Population 13,425
Male Population 7,161
Female Population 6,264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 2138.67 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

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 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 16 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Malasa, about 7.8 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 Malasa 7.8 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 12 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 16 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akbarpur 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 13,425. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Bara village has 7,161 males and 6,264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 209311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 2138.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Malasa, about 7.8 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 - 10 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 16 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Malasa is about 7.8 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 12 km away. Akbarpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barar (1.7 km), Tora Mohammadpur (4.4 km) and Gauriyapur (5.1 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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