# 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 **1,109 people in 162 households**, the 61st largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,109people (2011)
- 162households
- 74.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Bara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChilor
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255702

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)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)27 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)15 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?

7 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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)4 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 82% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**81%

Tap water ****7%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****91%**

**44%

Television ****26%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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+) ****74.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**961

Working population ****37.9%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 65.7% for women. 44% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 146 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (7%) · **■** Other work 37 (9%) · **■** Marginal 209 (50%)

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

- Guraru1,135 people
- Murahi1,121 people
- Beniya1,114 people
- Ghauspur1,114 people
- Aunradih1,099 people
- Bhaluhar1,097 people
- Samda1,093 people
- Khutaha1,075 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bara from Gaya?27 km by road
- What is the population of Bara?1,109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?74.6% (Census 2011)