About Dahra Village

Dahra is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 202 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.73 hectares hectares.

Dahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Area (hectares)	67.73 hectares
Population	393
Male Population	202
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahra compares

By the 2011 count Dahra is the 90th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 67.73 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dahra

Dahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dahra from other places

Dahra lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Babhabgaon Halt, about 3.1 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 Dahra
Nearest railway station	Babhabgaon Halt	3.1 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	25 km
District headquarters	Katihar	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	35 km

Villages closest to Dahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahra village had a population of 393. That makes it the 90th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Dahra village has 202 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahra has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Dahra covers 67.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahra falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahra is Babhabgaon Halt, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dahra.

Dahra is about 29 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahra is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Babhabgaon Halt is about 3.1 km away. Manihāri is about 25 km away. Katihar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.