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About Larha Village

Larha is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 423 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Pincode 804453
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 423
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Larha compares

By the 2011 count Larha is the 82nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Larha

Larha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Larha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Larha from other places

Larha lies about 22 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 2.9 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 Larha
Nearest railway station Nadwan 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 5.7 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 8.1 km
District headquarters Patna 22 km

Villages closest to Larha

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

Common questions about Larha

As per the Census of India 2011, Larha village had a population of 808. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Larha village has 423 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larha has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Larha is 804453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Larha covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Larha falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Larha is Nadwan, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Larha.

Larha is about 22 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larha is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about 2.9 km away. Dhanarua is about 5.7 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khardiha (under 2 km), Sikoha (under 2 km) and Thubha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Larha today is likely to be higher.

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