About Dharhara Village

Dharhara is a mid sized village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,958, made up of 1,033 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Pincode	803117
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	1,958
Male Population	1,033
Female Population	925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharhara compares

By the 2011 count Dharhara is the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Dharhara

Dharhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dharhara from other places

Dharhara lies about 17 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 9.0 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	7.2 km
Nearest town	Silao	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Karahdih	9.0 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	17 km

Villages closest to Dharhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharhara village had a population of 1,958. That makes it the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Dharhara village has 1,033 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhara has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Dharhara is 803117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharhara covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharhara falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharhara is Karahdih, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharhara.

Dharhara is about 17 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharhara is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 7.2 km away. Silao is about 8.3 km away. Karahdih is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.