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About Tharhi Village

Tharhi is a small village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 141 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares.

Tharhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 141
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tharhi compares

By the 2011 count Tharhi is the 108th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Tharhi

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

How far is Tharhi from other places

Tharhi lies about 33 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about 6.5 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 Tharhi
Nearest railway station Bikramshila 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 7.6 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 33 km

Villages closest to Tharhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharhi village had a population of 271. That makes it the 108th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Tharhi village has 141 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharhi has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Tharhi covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tharhi falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tharhi is Bikramshila, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tharhi.

Tharhi is about 33 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharhi is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about 6.5 km away. Colgong is about 7.6 km away. Bhagalpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amba (under 2 km), Akbarpur (under 2 km) and Kumar Sahi (under 2 km).

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

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