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About Thahra Village

Thahra is a large village in Pusa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,060, made up of 1,591 males and 1,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Pusa
Pincode 848115
Area (hectares) 151.66 hectares
Population 3,060
Male Population 1,591
Female Population 1,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thahra compares

By the 2011 count Thahra is the 16th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,593 residents. Its 151.66 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Thahra

Thahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thahra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thahra from other places

Thahra lies about 17 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 9.2 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 Thahra
Tehsil headquarters Pusa 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Vishnupur Bathua Halt 9.2 km
District headquarters Samastipur 17 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 17 km

Villages closest to Thahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thahra village had a population of 3,060. That makes it the 16th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,593 residents.

Thahra village has 1,591 males and 1,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thahra has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Thahra is 848115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thahra covers 151.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thahra falls under Pusa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thahra is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 9.2 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 village for Thahra.

Thahra is about 17 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thahra is in Pusa tehsil of Samastipur district. Pusa is about 2.4 km away. Vishnupur Bathua Halt is about 9.2 km away. Samastipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pusa Deopur (2.4 km), Pusa Mahamadpur Deopar (2.4 km) and Mahamadpur Deopar (3.9 km).

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

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