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About Kaharia Village

Kaharia is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,266, made up of 619 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847306
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 1,266
Male Population 619
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaharia compares

By the 2011 count Kaharia is the 58th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Kaharia

Kaharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaharia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaharia from other places

Kaharia lies about 40 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 7.2 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 Kaharia
Nearest railway station Khajauli 7.2 km
Nearest town Madhubani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 24 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 40 km

Villages closest to Kaharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaharia village had a population of 1,266. That makes it the 58th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Kaharia village has 619 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaharia has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Kaharia is 847306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaharia covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaharia falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaharia is Khajauli, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kaharia.

Kaharia is about 40 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaharia is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Khajauli is about 7.2 km away. Madhubani is about 12 km away. Keotiranway is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothia (2.9 km), Lalganj Urf Badh (3.7 km) and Karjapatti (5.4 km).

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

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