# Bara Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,019 people in 137 households**, the 72nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,019people (2011)
- 137households
- 77.9%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Bara PIN code and other codes

Bara falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGanghar
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246811

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?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)12 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)12 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 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 94% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****67%**

**61%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**21%

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 · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**900

Working population ****50.6%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 64.1% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 492 (95%)

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 Arrah

- Parkhotampur1,103 people
- Nirmalpur1,089 people
- Belghat1,073 people
- Jura1,066 people
- Pipra991 people
- Mohanpur861 people
- Deorhi838 people
- Singhi Tola813 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bara from Arrah?12 km by road
- What is the population of Bara?1,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?77.9% (Census 2011)