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About Dahar Village

Dahar is a mid sized village in Adhaura tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 655 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1063 hectares hectares.

Dahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Adhaura
Area (hectares) 1063 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 655
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahar compares

By the 2011 count Dahar is the 11th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 1063 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dahar

Dahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dahar as Available within 10+ 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 Dahar from other places

Dahar lies about 14 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 10 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 Dahar
Nearest railway station Raghunathpur Railway Station 10 km
Nearest town Jagdīspur 12 km
District headquarters Kaimur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Adhaura 30 km

Villages closest to Dahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahar village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 11th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Dahar village has 655 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Dahar covers 1063 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahar falls under Adhaura tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahar is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dahar.

Dahar is about 14 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahar is in Adhaura tehsil of Kaimur district. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 10 km away. Jagdīspur is about 12 km away. Kaimur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadag (under 2 km), Tori (8.6 km) and Atara (10 km).

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

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