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About Bhorhar Village

Bhorhar is a large village in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,079, made up of 2,081 males and 1,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhorhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhorhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Narpatganj
Pincode 854336
Area (hectares) 560 hectares
Population 4,079
Male Population 2,081
Female Population 1,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhorhar compares

By the 2011 count Bhorhar is the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 560 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bhorhar

Bhorhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhorhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhorhar from other places

Bhorhar lies about 42 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 6.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhorhar
Nearest railway station Bathnaha 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Narpatganj 7.7 km
Nearest town Jogbani 9.9 km
District headquarters Araria 42 km

Villages closest to Bhorhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narpatganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhorhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhorhar village had a population of 4,079. That makes it the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Bhorhar village has 2,081 males and 1,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhorhar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Bhorhar is 854336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhorhar covers 560 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhorhar falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhorhar is Bathnaha, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhorhar.

Bhorhar is about 42 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhorhar is in Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 6.6 km away. Narpatganj is about 7.7 km away. Jogbani is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanghi (under 2 km), Posdaha (2.0 km) and Dumari (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhorhar today is likely to be higher.

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