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About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,249, made up of 1,161 males and 1,088 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.93 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares) 163.93 hectares
Population 2,249
Male Population 1,161
Female Population 1,088
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 87th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 163.93 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bara

The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within <5 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 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 5.8 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Indara Junction, about 2.1 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 Indara Junction 2.1 km
Nearest town Kopāganj 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 5.8 km
District headquarters Mau 5.8 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 2,249. That makes it the 87th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Bara village has 1,161 males and 1,088 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Bara covers 163.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Indara Junction, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bara is about 5.8 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Indara Junction is about 2.1 km away. Kopāganj is about 5.6 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraganv (under 2 km), Chak Shekhani (under 2 km) and Khalispur (under 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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