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About Dharahra Village

Dharahra is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 478 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.69 hectares hectares.

Dharahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 187.69 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 478
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,226
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharahra compares

By the 2011 count Dharahra is the 53rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 187.69 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Dharahra

Dharahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharahra 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 Dharahra from other places

Dharahra lies about 33 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bhatpar Rani, about 13 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 railway station Bhatpar Rani 13 km
Nearest town Mairwa 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 33 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 33 km

Villages closest to Dharahra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhorey 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 1,064. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Dharahra village has 478 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharahra has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Dharahra covers 187.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharahra falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharahra is Bhatpar Rani, about 13 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 Dharahra.

Dharahra is about 33 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharahra is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bhatpar Rani is about 13 km away. Mairwa is about 18 km away. Bhorey is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmasi (under 2 km), Bagahwa Misir (under 2 km) and Bhopatpura (under 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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