# Bara Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/bara/ Village · Dhanarua, Patna # Bara Bara is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,790 people in 304 households**, the 42nd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%. - 1,790people (2011) - 304households - 69.3%literacy - 950females per 1,000 males ## Bara PIN code and other codes Bara falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDewaa - Community development blockDhanarua - Census village code246026 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? - Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Patna (district HQ)35 km by road - Masaurhi (nearest town)16 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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masaurhi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Masaurhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bara · ■ Dhanarua rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **13% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****31%** **48% Television ****13%** **17% Mobile phone ****59%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **35% 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 · ■ Dhanarua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **60.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **947 Working population ****47.0%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 55.1% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 258 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (20%) · **■** Household industry 50 (6%) · **■** Other work 112 (13%) · **■** Marginal 251 (30%) 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 Dhanarua - Bari Bigha1,939 people - Siria1,937 people - Piprawan1,818 people - Seoti1,798 people - Nemra1,735 people - Amarpur1,713 people - Bhergawan1,709 people - Pabheri1,699 people [All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bara from Patna?35 km by road - What is the population of Bara?1,790 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bara?69.3% (Census 2011)