Bara
Bara is a revenue village in Behea block, Bhojpur district, Bihar. It had a population of 1,938 in 300 households (Census 2011).
1,938 people. 300 homes.
Behea block, Bhojpur district, Bihar.
Bara today
- Onion₹4,500Aarah APMC · 26 Oct 2026
- Potato₹1,100Aarah APMC · 26 Oct 2026
- Tomato₹2,000Piro APMC · 23 Oct 2026
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bara is a village in Behea block, Bhojpur district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had 1,938 people in 300 households, with a literacy rate of 74.5%. It is administered by the Pipra Jagdish gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 802166.
Gram panchayat
Bara is in the Pipra Jagdish (पिपरा जगदीश) gram panchayat.
Other villages in Pipra Jagdish
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
How Bara compares
By population, Bara is #32 of 76 inhabited villages in Behea block.
| — | Bara | Behea block | Bhojpur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literacy rate | 74.5% | 69.4% | 69.2% |
| Women per 1,000 men | 966 | 917 | 910 |
| People per household | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
Census 2011. Area figures add up inhabited villages only; literacy is literates ÷ people aged 7 and above.
What Bara had in Census 2011
- Primary school Available · 1 in the village
- Primary health centre (PHC) Available · 1 in the village
- Treated tap water Not available
- All-weather road Available
- Public bus service Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Power for homes Available
- Commercial bank Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Mobile phone coverage Available
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Villages sharing PIN 802166
- Damodarpur (Ditto) · Shahpur
- Gaura · Shahpur
- Char Ghat · Shahpur
- Kharaun · Shahpur
- Bahoranpur Dakhinwar · Shahpur
- Chamarpur · Shahpur
- Chanda · Shahpur
- Dhauri · Shahpur
- Jawania (Ditto) · Shahpur
All villages with PIN 802166 →
Source: LGD village–pincode mapping.
Find nearby
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Schemes worth checking
- PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
- Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
- PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
- Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
- National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
- National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
- PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
- Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
- Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
- Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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Helplines
- Emergency (police, fire, ambulance)112Ministry of Home Affairs (ERSS)
- Women helpline181Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Child helpline1098Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Cyber crime helpline1930Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (MHA)
- Kisan Call Centre1800-180-1551Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Official services
- PM-Kisan status ↗
- Ration card (NFSA) ↗
- MGNREGA job card & wages ↗
- PMAY-Gramin housing ↗
- Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗
- DigiLocker ↗
- myScheme scheme finder ↗
- Search the electoral roll ↗
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News near Bara
Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.
No official news for Bara in the last 30 days. We check government press releases every night.
All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.
Government jobs near Bara
Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
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Essential services & places near Bara
Bara isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Behea block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices402 in Bhojpur district
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GROUND FLOOR KUSHWAHA TOWER DAKBUNGLOW CHOWRAHA NEAR PNB BEHEA BHOJPUR BIHAR 802152
Bank · No map location — listed by district
STATION ROAD,JUDGE BAZAR NEAR AMBE TALKIES,BEHEA,DIST BHOJPUR,BIHAR 802152.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GROUND FLOOR KATYA ROAD NEAR UKO BANK BEHEA BIHAR 802152
Bank · No map location — listed by district
C/O NIRMALA DEVI, KATE RAJA BAZAR, BEHEA, 802152
Bank · No map location — listed by district
RAJA BAZAR MARKET DISTT BHOJPUR ,BHOJPUR ,BIHAR PIN 802152
Bank · No map location — listed by district
FIRST FLOOR, UMRAOGANJ, RAJABAZAR, NEAR POWER HOUSE P.S. BIHIYA, DISTRICT BHOJPUR BIHAR 802152
Hospitals & clinics236 in Bhojpur district
Colleges & universities1 in Bhojpur district
Temples14 in Bhojpur district
Other places of worship4 in Bhojpur district
Transport19 in Bhojpur district
Agriculture services1 in Bhojpur district
Community places5 in Bhojpur district
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
Bara on the map
The pin is an approximate location, within about 25 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Bara. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Bara · 25.6159° N, 84.5070° E
Electoral profile
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Questions about Bara
- Where is Bara located?
- Bara is a village in Behea block of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.
- Which district is Bara in?
- Bara is in Bhojpur district of Bihar.
- Which gram panchayat does Bara belong to?
- Bara comes under the Pipra Jagdish gram panchayat.
- How is Bara written in the local script?
- Bara is written बारा.
- What is the pincode of Bara?
- The pincode of Bara, Behea, Bhojpur is 802166.
- What is the population of Bara?
- As per the 2011 Census, Bara had a population of 1,938 (986 males and 952 females).
- How many households are there in Bara?
- Bara had 300 households at the 2011 Census.
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?
- The literacy rate of Bara was 74.5% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
- What is the sex ratio of Bara?
- Bara had 966 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
- What is the LGD code of Bara?
- The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Bara is 247125 and its Census 2011 village code is 247125.
- Which villages are near Bara?
- Villages near Bara include Ahpura (within ~25 km), Udwantnagar (within ~25 km), Dewria (within ~25 km), Bajruha (within ~25 km), Khajuata (within ~25 km).
Answers are generated from LGD and Census 2011 records, not written by hand.
Villages in Behea block
- Rani Sagar
- Katea
- Osain
- Kaleyanpur
- Gaudar Rudar Nagar
- Chakwath
- Bagahin
- Tiar
- Kamriaon
- Doghra
- Bharsanda Jado
- Maujhali
- Kundesar
- Mahuaon
- Bankat
- Teghra
- Jadopur
- Sikariya
- Pipra Jagdis
- Birpur
- Shiupur
- Phingi
- Jamua
- Bandha
- Samardah
- Kauriya
- Itwa
- Sharaur
- Ghagha
- Nawada
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 45.1 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →Latest reports up to 26 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onion | Aarah APMC | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Potato | Aarah APMC | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Onion · 1st Sort | Piro APMC | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Onion · Medium | Piro APMC | 4,400 | 4,400 | 4,400 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Potato · Red Nanital | Piro APMC | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Potato · Jyoti | Piro APMC | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Potato | Piro APMC | 800 | 800 | 800 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Tomato · Deshi | Piro APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 23 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
All villages near Bara →Compare Bara with… →All villages in Behea →