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

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Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **997 people in 171 households**, the 35th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 997people (2011)
- 171households
- 81.6%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Bara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRamasarh
- Community development blockSandesh
- Census village code247010

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?

- Sandesh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)24 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)24 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?

8 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
- ●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 school10+ km · Sandesh
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 80% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Sandesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**67%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****95%**

**70%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Sandesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**914

Working population ****38.3%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (24%) · **■** Household industry 54 (14%) · **■** Other work 38 (10%) · **■** Marginal 53 (14%)

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 Sandesh

- Ahiman Chak1,457 people
- Kanharpur1,319 people
- Bardiha1,283 people
- Jansara1,018 people
- Kosdihra766 people
- Pinjroi689 people
- Panrepur594 people
- Patkhaulia552 people

[All 54 villages in Sandesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bara from Arrah?24 km by road
- What is the population of Bara?997 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?81.6% (Census 2011)