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Bara

Panki mandal
Pincode 822122
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANITA DEVI
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LGD code
366346
Pincode
822122
Post office
Panki (Palamau)
Population
507
Households
107
Literacy rate
38.7%
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000♂
Workers
127
Distance to district centre
119 km
Distance to mandal centre
101 km
Distance to Ranchi
216 km
Distance to Kolkata
199 km
Nearest railway station
Kurwa · 21 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC, Titadih · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bara compares

By population, Bara ranks #103 of 200 villages in Panki mandal.

Literacy rate
%
38.7%
−8.3% vs mandal average
Bara
38.7%
Panki mandal
47.0%
Palamu district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
988
+33 vs mandal average
Bara
988
Panki mandal
955
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.4 vs mandal average
Bara
4.7
Panki mandal
5.1

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

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Bara at a glance

Bara is a village of 507 people in 107 households (Census 2011) in Panki block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 103rd-largest of 200 villages in Panki block. Literacy is 39%, 8 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men. It lies 119 km from the Palamu district centre, 20 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 21 km from Kurwa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 822122, served by Panki (Palamau) post office; the LGD village code is 366346. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Titadih, 12 km away. The sarpanch is ANITA DEVI. The population is estimated at 598 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Tal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bara · this village50739%
Bara · Chatra18061%0 km N
Bara · Tarhasi26471%0 km N
Bara · Bishungarh1,71155%0 km N
Bara · Jarmundi19844%0 km N
Bara · Saraiyahat13628%0 km N
Bara · Jarmundi24866%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
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
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
DALTONGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
55
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
TAAL
Total area (ha)
125
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
6.05

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

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Key facts — Bara

LGD code
366346
Pincode
822122
Post office
Panki (Palamau)
Population (Census 2011)
507
Population (projected 2026)
598
Households
107
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
988
Literacy rate
38.7%
Coordinates
24.05685°N, 87.28174°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Giridih
Member of Parliament
Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ANITA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Panki
Getting there

How to reach Bara

Mandal centre
Panki · ≈ 101 km
≈ 3 h 28 min by car · 4 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Palamu · ≈ 119 km
≈ 4 h 4 min by car · 4 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 20 km
≈ 40 min by car · 48 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi216 kmcapital
  • Kolkata199 km
  • Delhi1124 km
  • Hyderabad1177 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKurwa21 km
  • Bus stopold bus stand23 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC, Titadih12 km
  • ATM / bankSBI Main Branch23 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump30 km
  • CollegeDeshbandhu Mahavidyalaya46 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post46 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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