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Bara

बरा
Tan Kuppa mandal
Pincode 824232
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Bara is a village in Tan Kuppa mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 470 and literacy rate of 63.4%. The village has 54 households and is located at coordinates 25.512°N, 83.855°E with PIN code 824232.

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LGD code
256635
Pincode
824232
Post office
Fatehpur (Gaya)
Population
470
Households
54
Literacy rate
63.4%
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000♂
Workers
232
Distance to district centre
211 km
Distance to mandal centre
229 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 #74 of 103 villages in Tan Kuppa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.4%
+17.4% vs mandal average
Bara
63.4%
Tan Kuppa mandal
46.0%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
−5 vs mandal average
Bara
942
Tan Kuppa mandal
947
Household size
people per home
8.7
+2.2 vs mandal average
Bara
8.7
Tan Kuppa mandal
6.5

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

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Bara at a glance

Bara is a village of 470 people in 54 households (Census 2011) in Tan Kuppa block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 74th-largest of 103 villages in Tan Kuppa block. Literacy is 63%, 17 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 942 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 824232, served by Fatehpur (Gaya) post office; the LGD village code is 256635. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Buxar, 11 km away. The village votes in Lakhisarai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Sinha. The population is estimated at 6,670 in 2026, up 1319% since the 2011 Census.

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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
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
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
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GAYA
Distance to nearest town (km)
23
Distance to district HQ (km)
23
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Gajadharpur
Total area (ha)
56
Irrigated area (ha)
20
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
256635
Pincode
824232
Post office
Fatehpur (Gaya)
Population (Census 2011)
470
Population (projected 2026)
6,670
Households
54
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
942
Literacy rate
63.4%
Coordinates
25.51162°N, 83.85455°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Lakhisarai
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Sinha
Block / Mandal
Tan Kuppa
Getting there

How to reach Bara

Mandal centre
Tan Kuppa · ≈ 229 km
≈ 7 h 49 min by car · 9 h 17 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, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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