# Bara Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **139 people in 22 households**, the 92nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 139people (2011)
- 22households
- 62.3%literacy
- 738females per 1,000 males

## Bara PIN code and other codes

Bara falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRoshanganj
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255938

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?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (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?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Bara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Diwan Bigaha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 85% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**45%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**37%

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 · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****738**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**985

Working population ****34.5%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 47.2% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (94%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Dumri298 people
- Morainian266 people
- Nagobar253 people
- Kharanti153 people
- Bahak106 people
- Kamalpur79 people
- Baramh Chak35 people
- Parsawan Kalan15 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bara from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bara?139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?62.3% (Census 2011)