About Purhara Village

Purhara is a mid sized village in Sahar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 895 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Purhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Sahar
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	1,801
Male Population	895
Female Population	906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
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 Purhara compares

By the 2011 count Purhara is the 26th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Purhara

Purhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purhara 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. The nearest villages by name are Patarpura, Patrihan, Perhap and Peur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Purhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Purhara village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 26th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Purhara village has 895 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purhara has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Purhara covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purhara falls under Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Purhara notes the nearest railway station 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 Purhara.

Purhara is in Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.