About Dharahra Village

Dharahra is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,538, made up of 2,421 males and 2,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Pincode	801110
Area (hectares)	240.38 hectares
Population	4,538
Male Population	2,421
Female Population	2,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharahra compares

By the 2011 count Dharahra is the 9th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 240.38 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dharahra

Dharahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharahra 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 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 43 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadaul, about 21 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	Paliganj	1.6 km
Nearest town	Bikram	13 km
Nearest railway station	Nadaul	21 km
District headquarters	Patna	43 km

Villages closest to Dharahra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paliganj 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 4,538. That makes it the 9th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Dharahra village has 2,421 males and 2,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharahra has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dharahra is 801110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharahra covers 240.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharahra falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharahra is Nadaul, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dharahra.

Dharahra is about 43 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharahra is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 1.6 km away. Bikram is about 13 km away. Nadaul is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.