# Bara Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **567 people in 96 households**, the 63rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 567people (2011)
- 96households
- 63.9%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Bara PIN code and other codes

Bara falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarki Chilmi
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255839

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?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)72 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)25 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?

2 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 100% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**43%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****75%**

**49%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**971

Working population ****19.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 52.9% for women. 37% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (30%) · **■** Household industry 15 (14%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 59 (54%)

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 Amas

- Paharpur638 people
- Reganian610 people
- Gamhariya607 people
- Kurasin576 people
- Chhotka Bahera547 people
- Rajpur521 people
- Shekh Bigha506 people
- Chature Khap501 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bara from Gaya?72 km by road
- What is the population of Bara?567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?63.9% (Census 2011)