About Dharahra Village

Dharahra is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 282 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Dharahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Kargahar
Area (hectares)	99 hectares
Population	538
Male Population	282
Female Population	256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharahra compares

By the 2011 count Dharahra is the 140th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 914.

Getting to Dharahra

Dharahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharahra 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 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 24 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kargahar	24 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kosiara	29 km
Nearest town	Husainābād	35 km

Villages closest to Dharahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharahra village had a population of 538. That makes it the 140th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Dharahra village has 282 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharahra has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Dharahra covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharahra falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharahra is Kosiara, about 29 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 - 10 km distance for Dharahra.

Dharahra is about 24 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharahra is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Kargahar is about 24 km away. Rohtas is about 24 km away. Kosiara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.