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About Dharhara Village

Dharhara is a large village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,041, made up of 1,005 males and 1,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares.

Dharhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 2,041
Male Population 1,005
Female Population 1,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharhara compares

By the 2011 count Dharhara is the 10th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Dharhara

Dharhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharhara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dharhara from other places

Dharhara lies about 33 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.6 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 Dharhara
Nearest town Kataiya 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 33 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 33 km

Villages closest to Dharhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharhara village had a population of 2,041. That makes it the 10th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Dharhara village has 1,005 males and 1,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhara has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Dharhara covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharhara falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharhara is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharhara.

Dharhara 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.

Dharhara is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 4.1 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 4.6 km away. Katiya 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 Rasauti (under 2 km), Dhodhila (1.7 km) and Raipura (2.1 km).

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

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