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Bara

बरा
Masaurhi mandal
Pincode 804454
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Bara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Bara

  • Maa Durga Temple · 4.0 km
  • Mahdeva Ghat, Chausa · 4.9 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Masaurhi mandal

The principal temple recorded for Masaurhi mandal is Khudneshwar Asthan Morwa. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bara itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Bara is a village in Masaurhi mandal, Patna district, Bihar, with a population of 2,776 in 450 households. It has a literacy rate of 54.5%.

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LGD code
245905
Pincode
804454
Post office
Nadaul
Population
2,776
Households
450
Literacy rate
54.5%
Sex ratio
969 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,370
Distance to district centre
206 km
Distance to mandal centre
185 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 #17 of 102 villages in Masaurhi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.5%
+4.9% vs mandal average
Bara
54.5%
Masaurhi mandal
49.6%
Patna district
59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
969
+48 vs mandal average
Bara
969
Masaurhi mandal
921
Household size
people per home
6.2
+0.5 vs mandal average
Bara
6.2
Masaurhi mandal
5.7

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

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Bara at a glance

Bara is a village of 2,776 people in 450 households (Census 2011) in Masaurhi block, Patna district, Bihar, the 17th-largest of 102 villages in Masaurhi block. Literacy is 55%, 5 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 969 women per 1,000 men. It lies 206 km from the Patna district centre, 0 km from Bara, the nearest town, 2 km from Barakalan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 804454, served by Nadaul post office; the LGD village code is 245905. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Buxar, 11 km away. The village votes in Sarairanjan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Choudhary. The population is estimated at 6,670 in 2026, up 140% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bara

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bara · this village2,77655%
Bara · Tan Kuppa47063%0 km N
Bara · Forbesganj1,97748%0 km N
Bara · Mohanpur1,19848%0 km N
Bara · Wazirganj63248%0 km N
Bara · Atri58729%0 km N
Bara · Nabinagar5,1720 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
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
2
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MASAURI
Distance to nearest town (km)
17
Distance to district HQ (km)
52
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
17
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bara
Total area (ha)
273
Irrigated area (ha)
68.15
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Bara

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Bara

LGD code
245905
Pincode
804454
Post office
Nadaul
Population (Census 2011)
2,776
Population (projected 2026)
6,670
Households
450
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
969
Literacy rate
54.5%
Coordinates
25.51162°N, 83.85455°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ujiarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sarairanjan
Member of Parliament
Nityanand Rai
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Choudhary
Block / Mandal
Masaurhi
Getting there

How to reach Bara

Mandal centre
Masaurhi · ≈ 185 km
≈ 6 h 21 min by car · 7 h 32 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Patna · ≈ 206 km
≈ 7 h 4 min by car · 8 h 23 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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