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About Dharhara Village

Dharhara is a large village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,064, made up of 1,058 males and 1,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Nauhatta
Pincode 852123
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 2,064
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 1,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Dharhara compares

By the 2011 count Dharhara is the 25th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Dharhara

Dharhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharhara 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 Dharhara from other places

Dharhara lies about 16 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 14 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 Dharhara
Nearest town Bangaon 10 km
Nearest railway station Panchgachia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 16 km
District headquarters Saharsa 16 km

Villages closest to Dharhara

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 Dharhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharhara village had a population of 2,064. That makes it the 25th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents.

Dharhara village has 1,058 males and 1,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhara has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

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

Dharhara covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharhara falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharhara is Panchgachia, about 14 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 Dharhara.

Dharhara is about 16 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharhara is in Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Panchgachia is about 14 km away. Nauhatta is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrain (under 2 km), Baksuar (under 2 km) and Murajpur (under 2 km).

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

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