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About Darhar Village

Darhar is a large village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,667, made up of 1,427 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 846001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Pincode 846001
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 2,667
Male Population 1,427
Female Population 1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Darhar compares

By the 2011 count Darhar is the 34th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Darhar

Darhar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Darhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darhar from other places

Darhar lies about 74 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Salauna, about 3.5 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 Darhar
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 3.2 km
Nearest town Bakhri 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Salauna 3.5 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 74 km

Villages closest to Darhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darhar village had a population of 2,667. That makes it the 34th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Darhar village has 1,427 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darhar has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Darhar is 846001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darhar covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darhar falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darhar is Salauna, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Darhar.

Darhar is about 74 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darhar is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Bahadurpur is about 3.2 km away. Bakhri is about 3.2 km away. Salauna is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (3.2 km), Rampur Dakhli (4.0 km) and Rampur Madan (4.0 km).

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

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