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About Dharhara Village

Dharhara is a mid sized village in Durgawati tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 554 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares.

Dharhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Durgawati
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 554
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharhara compares

By the 2011 count Dharhara is the 46th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

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 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 5 - 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 30 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Ara Junction, 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 Dharhara
Nearest town Arrah under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ara Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgawati 30 km
District headquarters Kaimur 30 km

Villages closest to Dharhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Durgawati 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 1,058. That makes it the 46th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents.

Dharhara village has 554 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhara has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Dharhara covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharhara falls under Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharhara is Ara Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dharhara.

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

Dharhara is in Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district. Arrah is about under 2 km away. Ara Junction is about under 2 km away. Durgawati 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 Chogara (under 2 km), Lain (3.0 km) and Garhwa (7.3 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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