About Thakraha Village

Thakraha is one of the larger villages in Thakrahan tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35,734, made up of 18,493 males and 17,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3707 hectares hectares.

Thakraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Thakrahan
Area (hectares)	3707 hectares
Population	35,734
Male Population	18,493
Female Population	17,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 Thakraha compares

By the 2011 count Thakraha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,277 residents. Its 3707 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 841.

Getting to Thakraha

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

Thakraha lies about 30 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Tamkuhi Road, about 7.1 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 Thakraha
Tehsil headquarters	Thakrahan	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Tamkuhi Road	7.1 km
Nearest town	Bettiah	23 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	30 km

Villages closest to Thakraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakraha village had a population of 35,734. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,277 residents.

Thakraha village has 18,493 males and 17,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakraha has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 841.

Thakraha covers 3707 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thakraha falls under Thakrahan tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thakraha is Tamkuhi Road, about 7.1 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 Thakraha.

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

Thakraha is in Thakrahan tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Thakrahan is about under 2 km away. Tamkuhi Road is about 7.1 km away. Bettiah is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.