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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Ausgram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 404 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713141, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Ausgram I
Pincode 713141
Area (hectares) 113.94 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 404
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 46th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,058 residents. Its 113.94 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 1.8 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 1.8 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
Tehsil headquarters Ausgram I 1.8 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 1.8 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 1.8 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ausgram I 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 783. That makes it the 46th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,058 residents.

Bara village has 404 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 713141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 113.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Ausgram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Barddhaman Junction, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara.

Bara is about 1.8 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Ausgram I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Ausgram I is about 1.8 km away. Barddhaman is about 1.8 km away. Barddhaman Junction is about 1.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahapur (3.1 km), Aligram (11 km) and Gobindapur Purbba (13 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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