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About Dahrahra Village

Dahrahra is a large village in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,122 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares.

Dahrahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahrahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Narpatganj
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 2,124
Male Population 1,122
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dahrahra compares

By the 2011 count Dahrahra is the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dahrahra

Dahrahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahrahra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahrahra from other places

Dahrahra lies about 49 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj railway station, about 4.1 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 Dahrahra
Nearest railway station Narpatganj railway station 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Narpatganj 4.9 km
Nearest town Bhawanipur 11 km
District headquarters Araria 49 km

Villages closest to Dahrahra

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 Dahrahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahrahra village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Dahrahra village has 1,122 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahrahra has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Dahrahra covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dahrahra falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahrahra is Narpatganj railway station, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dahrahra is about 49 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahrahra is in Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Narpatganj railway station is about 4.1 km away. Narpatganj is about 4.9 km away. Bhawanipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anchraand Hanuman Nagar (1.5 km), Hanumannagar (1.5 km) and Sahabganj (2.3 km).

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

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