About Dharhan Village

Dharhan is a large village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,909, made up of 2,061 males and 1,848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Pranpur
Pincode	844116
Area (hectares)	308.05 hectares
Population	3,909
Male Population	2,061
Female Population	1,848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharhan compares

By the 2011 count Dharhan is the 8th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 308.05 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dharhan

Dharhan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dharhan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dharhan from other places

Dharhan lies about 132 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Salauna, about 3.5 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 Dharhan
Nearest town	Bakhri	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Salauna	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pranpur	7.0 km
District headquarters	Katihar	132 km

Villages closest to Dharhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharhan village had a population of 3,909. That makes it the 8th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Dharhan village has 2,061 males and 1,848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhan has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Dharhan is 844116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharhan covers 308.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharhan falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharhan is Salauna, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance for Dharhan.

Dharhan is about 132 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharhan is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Bakhri is about 3.2 km away. Salauna is about 3.5 km away. Pranpur is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.