Bara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
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Bara is a village in Satar Kataiya mandal, Saharsa district, Bihar, with a population of 10,157 across 2,037 households. The village has a literacy rate of 42.9% and is located at coordinates 25.512°N, 83.855°E with postal code 852124.
By population, Bara ranks #4 of 38 villages in Satar Kataiya mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bara is a village of 10,157 people in 2,037 households (Census 2011) in Satar Kataiya block, Saharsa district, Bihar, the 4th-largest of 38 villages in Satar Kataiya block. Literacy is 43%, about the same as the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 887 women per 1,000 men. It lies 255 km from the Saharsa district centre, 5 km from Gahmar, the nearest town, 2 km from Barakalan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 852124, served by Panchgachiya post office; the LGD village code is 226295. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Buxar, 11 km away. The sarpanch is PREM SHANKAR KUMAR, and the village votes in Gaura Bauram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sujit Kumar. The population is estimated at 6,670 in 2026, down 34% since the 2011 Census.
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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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