About Dharbia Village

Dharbia is a small village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 254 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares.

Dharbia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharbia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dhamdaha
Area (hectares)	45 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	254
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	819
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 Dharbia compares

By the 2011 count Dharbia is the 46th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Dharbia

Dharbia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharbia 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 Dharbia from other places

Dharbia lies about 21 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 5.0 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 Dharbia
Nearest railway station	Sarsi	5.0 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi Bazar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdaha	12 km
District headquarters	Purnia	21 km

Villages closest to Dharbia

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 Dharbia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharbia village had a population of 462. That makes it the 46th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Dharbia village has 254 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharbia has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Dharbia covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharbia falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharbia is Sarsi, about 5.0 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 Dharbia.

Dharbia is about 21 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharbia is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 5.0 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 10 km away. Dhamdaha is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.