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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,421, made up of 754 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 320.61 hectares
Population 1,421
Male Population 754
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 37th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 320.61 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 943.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baikunthapur, Balarampur, Ban Parulia and Bandi Rampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,421. That makes it the 37th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bara village has 754 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 320.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bara is in Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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