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Bara

Behea mandal
Pincode 802166
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Bara is a village in Behea mandal, Bhojpur district, Bihar, with a population of 1,938 across 300 households. The village has a literacy rate of 63.4% and PIN code 802166.

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subhadra devi
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LGD code
247125
Pincode
802166
Post office
Umraonganj
Population
1,938
Households
300
Literacy rate
63.4%
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000♂
Workers
463
Distance to district centre
179 km
Distance to mandal centre
166 km
Distance to Patna
129 km
Distance to Kolkata
562 km
Nearest railway station
Barakalan · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Buxar · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bara compares

By population, Bara ranks #32 of 98 villages in Behea mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.4%
+5.6% vs mandal average
Bara
63.4%
Behea mandal
57.8%
Bhojpur district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
966
+49 vs mandal average
Bara
966
Behea mandal
917
Household size
people per home
6.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
Bara
6.5
Behea mandal
6.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bara at a glance

Bara is a village of 1,938 people in 300 households (Census 2011) in Behea block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 32nd-largest of 98 villages in Behea block. Literacy is 63%, 6 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 966 women per 1,000 men. It lies 179 km from the Bhojpur district centre, 0 km from Bara, the nearest town, 2 km from Barakalan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802166, served by Umraonganj post office; the LGD village code is 247125. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Buxar, 11 km away. The sarpanch is subhadra devi, and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 6,670 in 2026, up 244% since the 2011 Census.

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Bara · this village1,93863%
Bara · Tan Kuppa47063%0 km N
Bara · Forbesganj1,97748%0 km N
Bara · Mohanpur1,19848%0 km N
Bara · Wazirganj63248%0 km N
Bara · Atri58729%0 km N
Bara · Nabinagar5,1720 km N

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Key facts — Bara

LGD code
247125
Pincode
802166
Post office
Umraonganj
Population (Census 2011)
1,938
Population (projected 2026)
6,670
Households
300
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
966
Literacy rate
63.4%
Coordinates
25.51162°N, 83.85455°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Patna Sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bakhtiarpur
Member of Parliament
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
subhadra devi
Block / Mandal
Behea
Getting there

How to reach Bara

Mandal centre
Behea · ≈ 166 km
≈ 5 h 40 min by car · 6 h 44 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhojpur · ≈ 179 km
≈ 6 h 8 min by car · 7 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,157 people
Bara · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna129 kmcapital
  • Kolkata562 km
  • Delhi743 km
  • Hyderabad1060 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBarakalan2 km
  • Bus stopyusufpur16 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Buxar11 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India4 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
  • CollegeShaurya technical college16 km
  • Police stationKudra Police Station52 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bara

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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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