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Bara

Gurua mandal
Pincode 804405
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Bara is a village in Gurua mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 676 across 106 households. The village has a literacy rate of 45% and is located at coordinates 25.512°N, 83.855°E, with PIN code 804405.

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LGD code
255693
Pincode
804405
Post office
Dharaut
Population
676
Households
106
Literacy rate
45%
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000♂
Workers
242
Distance to district centre
211 km
Distance to mandal centre
182 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 #110 of 182 villages in Gurua mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.0%
−7.1% vs mandal average
Bara
45.0%
Gurua mandal
52.1%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
920
−20 vs mandal average
Bara
920
Gurua mandal
940
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Bara
6.4
Gurua mandal
6.2

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

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Bara at a glance

Bara is a village of 676 people in 106 households (Census 2011) in Gurua block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 110th-largest of 182 villages in Gurua block. Literacy is 45%, 7 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 920 women per 1,000 men. It lies 211 km from the Gaya district centre, 0 km from Bara, the nearest town, 2 km from Barakalan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 804405, served by Dharaut post office; the LGD village code is 255693. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Buxar, 11 km away. The village votes in Mohiuddinnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 6,670 in 2026, up 887% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Paluhara

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bara · this village67645%
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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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SHERGHATI
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Paluhara
Total area (ha)
62
Irrigated area (ha)
28.67
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bara

LGD code
255693
Pincode
804405
Post office
Dharaut
Population (Census 2011)
676
Population (projected 2026)
6,670
Households
106
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
920
Literacy rate
45.0%
Coordinates
25.51162°N, 83.85455°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ujiarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mohiuddinnagar
Member of Parliament
Nityanand Rai
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Block / Mandal
Gurua
Getting there

How to reach Bara

Mandal centre
Gurua · ≈ 182 km
≈ 6 h 14 min by car · 7 h 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gaya · ≈ 211 km
≈ 7 h 13 min by car · 8 h 34 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

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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