About Dharahra Village

Dharahra is a large village in Pakribarawan tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,691, made up of 1,949 males and 1,742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Pakribarawan
Pincode	805101
Area (hectares)	367 hectares
Population	3,691
Male Population	1,949
Female Population	1,742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
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 Dharahra compares

By the 2011 count Dharahra is the 14th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dharahra

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

Dharahra lies about 30 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 13 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 Dharahra
Tehsil headquarters	Pakribarawan	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Dergaon Halt	13 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	16 km
District headquarters	Nawada	30 km

Villages closest to Dharahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharahra village had a population of 3,691. That makes it the 14th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Dharahra village has 1,949 males and 1,742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharahra has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Dharahra is 805101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharahra covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharahra falls under Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharahra is Dergaon Halt, about 13 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 Dharahra.

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

Dharahra is in Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district. Pakribarawan is about 9.3 km away. Dergaon Halt is about 13 km away. Sheikhpura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.