Bara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Temples near Bara
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Bara is a village in Khizirsarai mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 1,396 in 204 households. It has a literacy rate of 51.6% and is situated at coordinates 25.512°N, 83.855°E.
By population, Bara ranks #51 of 115 villages in Khizirsarai mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bara is a village of 1,396 people in 204 households (Census 2011) in Khizirsarai block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 51st-largest of 115 villages in Khizirsarai block. Literacy is 52%, about the same as the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 931 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 824233, served by Khizersarai post office; the LGD village code is 254973. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Buxar, 11 km away. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 6,670 in 2026, up 378% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jamuawan →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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