About Thari Village

Thari is one of the larger villages in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,442, made up of 2,829 males and 2,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares.

Thari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dhamdaha
Area (hectares)	239 hectares
Population	5,442
Male Population	2,829
Female Population	2,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thari compares

By the 2011 count Thari is the 17th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Thari

Thari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thari from other places

Thari lies about 33 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sukhsena, about 5.2 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 Thari
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdaha	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Sukhsena	5.2 km
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	16 km
District headquarters	Purnia	33 km

Villages closest to Thari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thari village had a population of 5,442. That makes it the 17th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Thari village has 2,829 males and 2,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thari has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Thari covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thari falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thari is Sukhsena, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Thari is about 33 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thari is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 4.3 km away. Sukhsena is about 5.2 km away. Bihārīganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.