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Bara

बारा
Unchehara mandal
Pincode 485661
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Bara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temple in Unchehara mandal

The principal temple recorded for Unchehara mandal is Deoguna Hindu temples. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bara itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Bara is a village in Unchehara mandal, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 806 across 174 households. The village has a literacy rate of 68.2% and is located at coordinates 24.349°N, 80.601°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARCHANA DWIVEDI
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LGD code
463986
Pincode
485661
Post office
Unchehara
Population
806
Households
174
Literacy rate
68.2%
Sex ratio
1094 ♀/1000♂
Workers
286
Distance to district centre
29 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Bhopal
346 km
Distance to Delhi
582 km
Nearest railway station
Maihar · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CH Maihar · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bara compares

By population, Bara ranks #68 of 235 villages in Unchehara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.2%
+9.4% vs mandal average
Bara
68.2%
Unchehara mandal
58.8%
Satna district
61.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,094
+159 vs mandal average
Bara
1,094
Unchehara mandal
935
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Bara
4.6
Unchehara mandal
4.8

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

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Bara at a glance

Bara is a village of 806 people in 174 households (Census 2011) in Unchehara tehsil, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 68th-largest of 235 villages in Unchehara tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 9 points above the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,094 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Satna district centre, 31 km from Hadha, the nearest town, 19 km from Maihar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 485661, served by Unchehara post office; the LGD village code is 463986. The nearest hospital or health centre is CH Maihar, 19 km away. The sarpanch is ARCHANA DWIVEDI, and the village votes in Nagod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nagendra Singh. The population is estimated at 6,390 in 2026, up 693% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Garauli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bara · this village80668%
Pangara · Unchehara20377%0 km N
Mohnna · Unchehara45744%0 km N
Pipra · Unchehara39643%0 km N
Panna · Unchehara23861%0 km N
Saunta · Unchehara00 km N
Panna · Unchehara00 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
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
2
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
UNCHEHARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
178.71
Irrigated area (ha)
72.52
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Bara

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Bara

LGD code
463986
Pincode
485661
Post office
Unchehara
Population (Census 2011)
806
Population (projected 2026)
6,390
Households
174
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1094
Literacy rate
68.2%
Coordinates
24.34864°N, 80.60148°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Satna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nagod
Member of Parliament
Ganesh Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nagendra Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ARCHANA DWIVEDI
Block / Mandal
Unchehara
Getting there

How to reach Bara

Mandal centre
Unchehara · ≈ 3.9 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Satna · ≈ 29 km
≈ 59 min by car · 1 h 10 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,812 people
Hadha · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 4 min by car · 1 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal346 kmcapital
  • Delhi582 km
  • Hyderabad805 km
  • Kolkata816 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMaihar19 km
  • Hospital / PHCCH Maihar19 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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