About Pahra Village

Pahra is a large village in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,253, made up of 1,674 males and 1,579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Harlakhi
Pincode	847230
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	3,253
Male Population	1,674
Female Population	1,579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
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 Pahra compares

By the 2011 count Pahra is the 25th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Pahra

Pahra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pahra 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 Pahra from other places

Pahra lies about 25 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 18 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 Pahra
Tehsil headquarters	Harlakhi	10 km
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	18 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	19 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	25 km

Villages closest to Pahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahra village had a population of 3,253. That makes it the 25th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Pahra village has 1,674 males and 1,579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahra has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Pahra is 847230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahra covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pahra falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pahra is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 18 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 Pahra.

Pahra is about 25 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahra is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about 10 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 18 km away. Jainagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.