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Bara

बारा
Mohanpur mandal
Pincode 824232
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Bara is a village in Mohanpur mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 1,198 across 190 households. The village has a literacy rate of 48.2% and is located at coordinates 25.512°N, 83.855°E with PIN code 824232.

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nagina devi
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LGD code
257074
Pincode
824232
Post office
Fatehpur (Gaya)
Population
1,198
Households
190
Literacy rate
48.2%
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000♂
Workers
423
Distance to district centre
211 km
Distance to mandal centre
192 km
Distance to Patna
129 km
Distance to Kolkata
562 km
Nearest railway station
Barakalan · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Buxar · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bara compares

By population, Bara ranks #48 of 231 villages in Mohanpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.2%
+2.5% vs mandal average
Bara
48.2%
Mohanpur mandal
45.7%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,087
+102 vs mandal average
Bara
1,087
Mohanpur mandal
985
Household size
people per home
6.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
Bara
6.3
Mohanpur mandal
6.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bara at a glance

Bara is a village of 1,198 people in 190 households (Census 2011) in Mohanpur block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 48th-largest of 231 villages in Mohanpur block. Literacy is 48%, 3 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,087 women per 1,000 men. It lies 211 km from the Gaya district centre, 0 km from Bara, the nearest town, 2 km from Barakalan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824232, served by Fatehpur (Gaya) post office; the LGD village code is 257074. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Buxar, 11 km away. The sarpanch is nagina devi, and the village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 6,670 in 2026, up 457% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khardih

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Bara · this village1,19848%
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Bara · Forbesganj1,97748%0 km N
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Bara · Atri58729%0 km N
Bara · Nabinagar5,1720 km N
Bara · Islamnagar Aliganj1,32462%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SHERGHATI
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KHARDIH
Total area (ha)
198
Irrigated area (ha)
60.7
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bara

LGD code
257074
Pincode
824232
Post office
Fatehpur (Gaya)
Population (Census 2011)
1,198
Population (projected 2026)
6,670
Households
190
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1087
Literacy rate
48.2%
Coordinates
25.51162°N, 83.85455°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mokama
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anant Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
nagina devi
Block / Mandal
Mohanpur
Getting there

How to reach Bara

Mandal centre
Mohanpur · ≈ 192 km
≈ 6 h 34 min by car · 7 h 48 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gaya · ≈ 211 km
≈ 7 h 13 min by car · 8 h 34 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,157 people
Bara · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna129 kmcapital
  • Kolkata562 km
  • Delhi743 km
  • Hyderabad1060 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBarakalan2 km
  • Bus stopyusufpur16 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Buxar11 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India4 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
  • CollegeShaurya technical college16 km
  • Police stationKudra Police Station52 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bara

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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