About Dharahara Kalan Village

Dharahara Kalan is one of the larger villages in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,634, made up of 3,413 males and 3,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharahara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharahara Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	313 hectares
Population	6,634
Male Population	3,413
Female Population	3,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharahara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dharahara Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dharahara Kalan

Dharahara Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharahara Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dharahara Kalan from other places

Dharahara Kalan lies about 71 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about under 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 Dharahara Kalan
Nearest railway station	Pothahi	under 2 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	71 km

Villages closest to Dharahara Kalan

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

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Common questions about Dharahara Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharahara Kalan village had a population of 6,634. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Dharahara Kalan village has 3,413 males and 3,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharahara Kalan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dharahara Kalan is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharahara Kalan covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharahara Kalan falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharahara Kalan is Pothahi, about under 2 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 village for Dharahara Kalan.

Dharahara Kalan is about 71 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharahara Kalan is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Pothahi is about under 2 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 9.9 km away. Fatehpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.