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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **676 people in 106 households**, the 110th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 676people (2011)
- 106households
- 52.1%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Bara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPaluhara
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255693

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?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)11 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chansi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 68% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**4%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**31%

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 · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**961

Working population ****35.8%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 31.1% for women. 39% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (28%) · **■** Marginal 107 (44%)

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 Gurua

- Chando Khara698 people
- Tanrwa692 people
- Mahadewpur691 people
- Nurpur Raje Khap687 people
- Jhikatiya676 people
- Budhua Chak669 people
- Dhamaul656 people
- Phesara649 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bara from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bara?676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?52.1% (Census 2011)