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About Bhorha Village

Bhorha is a mid sized village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,884, made up of 1,021 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Bhorha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhorha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 1,884
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhorha compares

By the 2011 count Bhorha is the 43rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Bhorha

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

Bhorha lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about under 2 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 Bhorha
Nearest railway station Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 3.5 km
District headquarters Saharsa 14 km

Villages closest to Bhorha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Bhorha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhorha village had a population of 1,884. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Bhorha village has 1,021 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhorha has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Bhorha covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhorha falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhorha is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhorha.

Bhorha is about 14 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhorha is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about under 2 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 3.5 km away. Saharsa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipura (under 2 km), Ashraf Chak (under 2 km) and Simri (under 2 km).

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

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