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About Tharia Village

Tharia is a small village in Nirmali tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 143 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Tharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Nirmali
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 143
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,168
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tharia compares

By the 2011 count Tharia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents. Its 270 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 Tharia

Tharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tharia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tharia from other places

Tharia lies about 17 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Tharbitia, about 4.1 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 Tharia
Nearest railway station Tharbitia 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirmali 13 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 13 km
District headquarters Supaul 17 km

Villages closest to Tharia

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 Tharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharia village had a population of 310. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents.

Tharia village has 143 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharia has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Tharia covers 270 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.

Tharia falls under Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tharia is Tharbitia, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tharia.

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

Tharia is in Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district. Tharbitia is about 4.1 km away. Nirmali is about 13 km away. Nirmāli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarauli (6.6 km), Dighia (13 km) and Mahua (14 km).

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

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