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About Dharhara Village

Dharhara is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 967 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824125
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 1,813
Male Population 967
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharhara compares

By the 2011 count Dharhara is the 47th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dharhara

Dharhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharhara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharhara from other places

Dharhara lies about 61 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 6.7 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 Dharhara
Nearest railway station Bela 6.7 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 35 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 61 km

Villages closest to Dharhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 Dharhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharhara village had a population of 1,813. That makes it the 47th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Dharhara village has 967 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhara has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Dharhara is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharhara covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharhara falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharhara is Bela, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Dharhara.

Dharhara is about 61 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharhara is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bela is about 6.7 km away. Makhdumpur is about 9.5 km away. Rafiganj is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajaura (17 km), Karma Husen (21 km) and Inglish (23 km).

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

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