Back बारा जिला AWA बारा जिला Bihari বারা জেলা Bengali/Bangla বারা BPY Bārā CEB Bara District Danish Bara (Distrikt) German बारा जिल्ला DTY بخش بارا Persian Baran piirikunta Finnish
Bara District
बारा जिल्ला | |
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    Lal Bakaiya river, Kalaiya clock tower, a paddy field in Simara, remains of Simraungadh Fort (Clockwise from top) | |
| Nickname: Hindu Area | |
 Bara District (dark yellow) in Madhesh Province | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Region | Mithila |
| Province | Madhesh |
| Admin HQ. | Kalaiya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Bara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 743,982 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Website | ddcbara |
Bara District (Nepali: बारा जिल्ला ) is one of the seventy–seven districts of Nepal, located in the western part of the Madhesh Province. The district is third richest district in Nepal after Kathmandu and Morang with 3.3% share of total GDP of Nepal and highest per capita income in Madhesh province. Kalaiya serves as the district's headquarter.[1] Bakaiya, Jamuniya, Pasaha, Dudhaura and Bangari are the main rivers of Bara. The main languages spoken in the district are Bhojpuri, Bajjika, Tharu and Nepali.[3]
- ^ a b "National Population and Housing Census 2021(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Visualizing Development". National Planning Commission.
- ^ "Top 10 languages spoken as mother tongues in Nepal". Code for Nepal. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2019-01-02.