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Bara

Tarhasi mandal
Pincode 822118
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Bara is a village in Tarhasi mandal, Palamu district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 264 across 46 households with a literacy rate of 71.2%. The village is located at coordinates 24.057°N, 87.282°E and has PIN code 822118.

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MAHENDRA PASWAN
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LGD code
366156
Pincode
822118
Post office
Lesliganj
Population
264
Households
46
Literacy rate
71.2%
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000♂
Workers
93
Distance to district centre
119 km
Distance to mandal centre
159 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 #69 of 107 villages in Tarhasi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.2%
+18.7% vs mandal average
Bara
71.2%
Tarhasi mandal
52.5%
Palamu district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
+45 vs mandal average
Bara
985
Tarhasi mandal
940
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.8 vs mandal average
Bara
5.7
Tarhasi mandal
4.9

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

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Bara at a glance

Bara is a village of 264 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Tarhasi block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 69th-largest of 107 villages in Tarhasi block. Literacy is 71%, 19 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 985 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 822118, served by Lesliganj post office; the LGD village code is 366156. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Titadih, 12 km away. The sarpanch is MAHENDRA PASWAN, and the village votes in Gomia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Yogendra Prasad. The population is estimated at 311 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bara · this village26471%
Bara · Panki50739%0 km N
Bara · Chatra18061%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
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
1
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALTONGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
32
Distance to district HQ (km)
32
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
1
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
UDAIPURA
Total area (ha)
20
Irrigated area (ha)
0
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
366156
Pincode
822118
Post office
Lesliganj
Population (Census 2011)
264
Population (projected 2026)
311
Households
46
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
985
Literacy rate
71.2%
Coordinates
24.05685°N, 87.28174°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gomia
Member of Parliament
Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Yogendra Prasad
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MAHENDRA PASWAN
Block / Mandal
Tarhasi
Getting there

How to reach Bara

Mandal centre
Tarhasi · ≈ 159 km
≈ 5 h 27 min by car · 6 h 28 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, 2026-05-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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