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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 632 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 264.74 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 632
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 52nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 264.74 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 959.

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 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bangi, Banhat, Baniakuri and Bannapara. 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 1,193. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Bara village has 632 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 264.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 <5 km distance for Bara.

Bara is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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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