# Bara Village, Pirpainti, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/pirpainti/bara/ Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur # Bara Bara is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,322 people in 1,219 households**, the 11th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 6,322people (2011) - 1,219households - 79.9%literacy - 886females per 1,000 males ## Bara PIN code and other codes Bara falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBara - Community development blockPirpainti - Census village code239073 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? - Pirpainti (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)51 km by road - Colgong (nearest town)20 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 - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ishipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kahalgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barari Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 56% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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, 57 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bara · ■ Pirpainti rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **14% Toilet within the home ****56%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **80% Tap water ****15%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **91% Use banking services ****64%** **33% Television ****42%** **15% Mobile phone ****64%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **32% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 · ■ Pirpainti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **56.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **871 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **945 Working population ****27.8%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 73.7% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (9%) · **■** Household industry 105 (6%) · **■** Other work 782 (44%) · **■** Marginal 602 (34%) 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 Pirpainti - Pirpainti9,021 people - Rajgaon Arazi6,970 people - Gobindpur6,744 people - Babupur Ogairah6,677 people - Pealapur6,156 people - Salempur5,754 people - Harinkol5,420 people - Olapur5,273 people [All 114 villages in Pirpainti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/pirpainti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bara from Bhagalpur?51 km by road - What is the population of Bara?6,322 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara in?Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bara?79.9% (Census 2011)