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About Darhar Village

Darhar is one of the larger villages in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,484, made up of 3,860 males and 3,624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 724 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Nauhatta
Pincode 852123
Area (hectares) 724 hectares
Population 7,484
Male Population 3,860
Female Population 3,624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darhar compares

By the 2011 count Darhar is the 4th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents. Its 724 hectares work out to about 10 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 911.

Getting to Darhar

Darhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Darhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Darhar from other places

Darhar lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 19 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 Darhar
Nearest town Bangaon 18 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 23 km
District headquarters Saharsa 23 km

Villages closest to Darhar

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

Common questions about Darhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Darhar village had a population of 7,484. That makes it the 4th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents.

Darhar village has 3,860 males and 3,624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darhar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Darhar is 852123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darhar covers 724 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darhar falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darhar is Biraul, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Darhar.

Darhar is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darhar is in Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 18 km away. Biraul is about 19 km away. Nauhatta is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhara (2.0 km), Naula (2.9 km) and Bakaunia (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Darhar today is likely to be higher.

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