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About Dharhara Village

Dharhara is a mid sized village in Nirmali tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 258 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.2 hectares hectares.

Dharhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Nirmali
Area (hectares) 495.2 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 258
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 Dharhara compares

By the 2011 count Dharhara is the 18th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents. Its 495.2 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dharhara

Dharhara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dharhara 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 Dharhara from other places

Dharhara lies about 47 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Vachaspati Nagar, about 5.6 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 railway station Vachaspati Nagar 5.6 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirmali 33 km
District headquarters Supaul 47 km

Villages closest to Dharhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirmali 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 528. That makes it the 18th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents.

Dharhara village has 258 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhara has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Dharhara covers 495.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharhara falls under Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharhara is Vachaspati Nagar, about 5.6 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 Dharhara.

Dharhara is about 47 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharhara is in Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district. Vachaspati Nagar is about 5.6 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 18 km away. Nirmali is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maura (2.1 km), Majhari (11 km) and Kamalpur (16 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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