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About Dharhara Village

Dharhara is a mid sized village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 464 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares.

Dharhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 464
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Dharhara compares

By the 2011 count Dharhara is the 57th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

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 5 - 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 16 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 26 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 town Bahādurganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Behea 16 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 26 km

Villages closest to Dharhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Behea 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 881. That makes it the 57th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Dharhara village has 464 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhara has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Dharhara covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharhara falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharhara is Hatwar, about 26 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 Dharhara.

Dharhara is about 16 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharhara is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 12 km away. Behea is about 16 km away. Bhojpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalpatpur (4.9 km), Mahuaon (6.5 km) and Andar (7.2 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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