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About Dharahra Village

Dharahra is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 561 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares.

Dharahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 561
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Dharahra compares

By the 2011 count Dharahra is the 64th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dharahra

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

How far is Dharahra from other places

Dharahra lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 14 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 Dharahra
Nearest town Tekāri 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 30 km
District headquarters Gaya 30 km

Villages closest to Dharahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharahra village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 64th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Dharahra village has 561 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharahra has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Dharahra covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharahra falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharahra is Ismailpur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dharahra.

Dharahra is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharahra is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Tekāri is about 9.1 km away. Ismailpur is about 14 km away. Belaganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangti (7.5 km), Kazipur (7.8 km) and Pali (8.2 km).

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

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