About Tharha Village

Tharha is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,973, made up of 1,017 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares.

Tharha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Purnia East
Area (hectares)	352 hectares
Population	1,973
Male Population	1,017
Female Population	956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Tharha compares

By the 2011 count Tharha is the 29th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Tharha

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

Tharha lies about 10 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 7.9 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 Tharha
Nearest railway station	Ranipatra	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purnia East	10 km
District headquarters	Purnia	10 km

Villages closest to Tharha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Tharha

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharha village had a population of 1,973. That makes it the 29th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Tharha village has 1,017 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharha has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Tharha covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharha falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tharha is Ranipatra, about 7.9 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 Tharha.

Tharha is about 10 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharha is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 7.9 km away. Purnia East is about 10 km away. Purnia is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.