# Bara Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **1,977 people in 442 households**, the 59th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,977people (2011)
- 442households
- 58.1%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Bara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bara is 854318.** Bara falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatHalhalia
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221604

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bara from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)20 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bara?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bara

Of every 100 households in Bara in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****14%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bara?

■ Bara · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**955

Working population ****46.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 47.8% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 272 (30%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Kusamaha2,155 people
- Simraha2,154 people
- Bhantabari2,142 people
- Manikpur Halhalia2,058 people
- Halhalia jagir1,927 people
- Gopalpur1,846 people
- Hatpothia1,842 people
- Bhagparwaha1,830 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bara?854318
- How far is Bara from Araria?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bara?1,977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?58.1% (Census 2011)