# Bara Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/bara/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Bara Bara is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,242 people in 992 households**, the 2nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 7,242people (2011) - 992households - 62.7%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Bara PIN code and other codes Bara falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBara - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255363 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? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)14 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)14 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 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 69% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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, 5 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bara · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **21% Toilet within the home ****66%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **87% Use banking services ****63%** **50% Television ****15%** **22% Mobile phone ****48%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **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 · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **974 Working population ****34.6%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 55.0% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 219 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (19%) · **■** Household industry 88 (4%) · **■** Other work 691 (28%) · **■** Marginal 1,024 (41%) 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 Gaya Town C.D.Block - Chakand8,804 people - Kujapi6,680 people - Rasalpur5,688 people - Bitho5,232 people - Kesru Dharampur5,071 people [All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bara from Gaya?14 km by road - What is the population of Bara?7,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bara?62.7% (Census 2011)