# Bara Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/bara/ Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya # Bara Bara is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,558 people in 386 households**, the 21st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 2,558people (2011) - 386households - 64.9%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Bara PIN code and other codes Bara falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBara - Community development blockBodh Gaya - Census village code256564 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? - Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)27 km by road - Bodh Gaya (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? 11 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bodh Gaya - ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya - ○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 bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 89% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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, 42 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bara · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **17% Toilet within the home ****24%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****75%** **42% Television ****12%** **13% Mobile phone ****88%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **37% 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 · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837** **958 Working population ****31.4%** **37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 54.8% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (37%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 239 (30%) · **■** Marginal 210 (26%) 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 Bodh Gaya - Hathiar2,867 people - Mankosi2,867 people - Parariya2,790 people - Larpur2,636 people - Gangahar2,547 people - Bela Dih2,465 people - Ratnara Ganga Bigha2,465 people - Baraini2,265 people [All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bara from Gaya?27 km by road - What is the population of Bara?2,558 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bara?64.9% (Census 2011)