# Bara Village, Karpi, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karpi, Arwal 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Karpi sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 206 households**, the 49th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,160people (2011)
- 206households
- 31.6%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Bara PIN code and other codes

Bara falls in Karpi sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMurari
- Community development blockKarpi
- Census village code260798

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?

- Karpi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)19 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)19 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?

7 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karpi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 71% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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, 51 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Karpi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**71%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****57%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**28%

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 · ■ Karpi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.6%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**930

Working population ****35.8%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.9% for men and 21.4% for women. 43% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 285 (69%)

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 Karpi

- Bara Nathu1,298 people
- Purainia Ruknuddin1,261 people
- Shekhpura1,234 people
- Baghra1,192 people
- Mahpur Bara1,138 people
- Pakri1,130 people
- Karwahankar1,073 people
- Jonha1,066 people

[All 84 villages in Karpi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/karpi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bara from Arwal?19 km by road
- What is the population of Bara?1,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Arwal district (Karpi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?31.6% (Census 2011)