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Bara is a village in Gurua mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 676 across 106 households. The village has a literacy rate of 45% and is located at coordinates 25.512°N, 83.855°E, with PIN code 804405.
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- LGD code
- 255693
- Pincode
- 804405
- Post office
- Dharaut
- Population
- 676
- Households
- 106
- Literacy rate
- 45%
- Sex ratio
- 920 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 242
- Distance to district centre
- 211 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 182 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
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Bara ची तुलना
By population, Bara ranks #110 of 182 villages in Gurua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.0%
−7.1% vs mandal average
- Bara
- 45.0%
- Gurua mandal
- 52.1%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
920
−20 vs mandal average
- Bara
- 920
- Gurua mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Bara
- 6.4
- Gurua mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bara एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Bara हे बिहारच्या गया जिल्ह्यातील Gurua ब्लॉकमधील 676 लोकसंख्येचे 106 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Gurua ब्लॉकमधील 182 गावांत 110वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 45% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 52% पेक्षा 7 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 920 स्त्रिया. हे गया जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 211 किमी, जवळचे शहर Baraपासून 0 किमी, Barakalan रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 2 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 804405 आहे, Dharaut पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 255693 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Government Hospital, Buxar, 11 किमी अंतरावर. गाव Mohiuddinnagar विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Rajesh Kumar Singh. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 6,670, 2011 पेक्षा 887% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Paluhara →
जवळच्या गावांची तुलना
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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)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Paluhara
- Total area (ha)
- 62
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 28.67
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — Bara
- LGD code
- 255693
- Pincode
- 804405
- Post office
- Dharaut
- Population (Census 2011)
- 676
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,670
- Households
- 106
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 920
- Literacy rate
- 45.0%
- Coordinates
- 25.51162°N, 83.85455°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohiuddinnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Gurua
जाण्याचा मार्ग
Bara ला कसे जायचे
शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा
- Patna129 kmcapital
- Kolkata562 km
- Delhi743 km
- Hyderabad1060 km
प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही
- 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
प्रार्थनास्थळे · 5 किमीच्या आत
Temples & shrines near Bara
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 804405
तेच नाव, वेगळे ठिकाण
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Gurua मंडळ मधील इतर गावे
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)