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Bara

Joura mandal
Pincode 476221
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Girija Gurjar
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LGD code
452356
Pincode
476221
Post office
Joura
Population
976
Households
156
Literacy rate
45.7%
Sex ratio
727 ♀/1000♂
Workers
441
Distance to district centre
23 km
Distance to mandal centre
17 km
Distance to Bhopal
335 km
Distance to Delhi
267 km
Nearest railway station
Sikroda · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Joura · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bara compares

By population, Bara ranks #141 of 247 villages in Joura mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.7%
−10.1% vs mandal average
Bara
45.7%
Joura mandal
55.8%
Morena district
60.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
727
−101 vs mandal average
Bara
727
Joura mandal
828
Household size
people per home
6.3
+1.2 vs mandal average
Bara
6.3
Joura mandal
5.1

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

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Bara at a glance

Bara is a village of 976 people in 156 households (Census 2011) in Joura tehsil, Morena district, Madhya Pradesh, the 141st-largest of 247 villages in Joura tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 727 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Morena district centre, 16 km from Barouli, the nearest town, 9 km from Sikroda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 476221, served by Joura post office; the LGD village code is 452356. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Joura, 12 km away. The sarpanch is Girija Gurjar, and the village votes in Bhitarwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mohan Singh Rathore. The population is estimated at 6,390 in 2026, up 555% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Narhela

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bara · this village97646%
Bara · Joura1,30050%0 km N
Sidhpura · Dabra1.2 km E
Damejar · Kailaras1,56949%1.4 km SW
Arroda · Kailaras2,35754%2.6 km NW
Tiktoli Dumdar · Joura4,01545%2.6 km E
Parsota · Joura5,15056%3.2 km NE

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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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
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
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KAILARAS
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
65
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
368
Irrigated area (ha)
31
Forest area (ha)
135

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

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Key facts — Bara

LGD code
452356
Pincode
476221
Post office
Joura
Population (Census 2011)
976
Population (projected 2026)
6,390
Households
156
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
727
Literacy rate
45.7%
Coordinates
26.26121°N, 77.72660°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Gwalior
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bhitarwar
Member of Parliament
Bharat Singh Kushwah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mohan Singh Rathore
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Girija Gurjar
Block / Mandal
Joura
Getting there

How to reach Bara

Mandal centre
Joura · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Morena · ≈ 23 km
≈ 48 min by car · 57 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,584 people
Barouli · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal335 kmcapital
  • Delhi267 km
  • Mumbai941 km
  • Hyderabad990 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSikroda9 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Joura12 km
  • Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump36 km
  • CollegeRishi Galav College36 km
  • Police stationSAF36 km
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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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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