About Thari Village

Thari is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,380, made up of 3,300 males and 3,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 886 hectares hectares.

Thari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Barhara
Area (hectares)	886 hectares
Population	6,380
Male Population	3,300
Female Population	3,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thari compares

By the 2011 count Thari is the 14th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 886 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Thari

Thari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thari 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 - 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 144 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Khutauna, about 10 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
Nearest railway station	Khutauna	10 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhara	23 km
District headquarters	Purnia	144 km

Villages closest to Thari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhara 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 6,380. That makes it the 14th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Thari village has 3,300 males and 3,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thari has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Thari covers 886 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thari falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thari is Khutauna, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Thari.

Thari is about 144 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 Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Khutauna is about 10 km away. Jainagar is about 19 km away. Barhara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.