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About Dharahra Village

Dharahra is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,674, made up of 869 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares.

Dharahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 1,674
Male Population 869
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharahra compares

By the 2011 count Dharahra is the 19th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Dharahra

Dharahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharahra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 19 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Pothahi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 7.7 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 9.9 km
District headquarters Patna 19 km

Villages closest to Dharahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharahra village had a population of 1,674. That makes it the 19th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Dharahra village has 869 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharahra has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Dharahra covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharahra falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharahra is Pothahi, about under 2 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 km distance for Dharahra.

Dharahra is about 19 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 Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Pothahi is about under 2 km away. Punpun is about 7.7 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keora (under 2 km), Pothi (under 2 km) and Basuhar (2.3 km).

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

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