About Dharahra Village

Dharahra is a mid sized village in Mairwa tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,428, made up of 739 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Dharahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Mairwa
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	1,428
Male Population	739
Female Population	689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharahra compares

By the 2011 count Dharahra is the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

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 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 5 - 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 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 3.2 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 Dharahra
Nearest railway station	Karchhue	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mairwa	4.0 km
District headquarters	Siwan	17 km

Villages closest to Dharahra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mairwa 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 1,428. That makes it the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents.

Dharahra village has 739 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharahra has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Dharahra covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharahra falls under Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharahra is Karchhue, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharahra.

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

Dharahra is in Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 3.2 km away. Mairwa is about 4.0 km away. Siwan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.