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About Dharha Village

Dharha is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 427 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Pincode 852111
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 427
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Dharha compares

By the 2011 count Dharha is the 57th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Dharha

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

Dharha lies about 112 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 26 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 Dharha
Nearest town Bahādurganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 26 km
District headquarters Supaul 112 km

Villages closest to Dharha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharha village had a population of 816. That makes it the 57th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Dharha village has 427 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharha has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Dharha is 852111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharha covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharha falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharha is Hatwar, about 26 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 Dharha.

Dharha is about 112 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharha is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Bahādurganj is about 12 km away. Hatwar is about 26 km away. Basantpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharhapatti Az Rakbe Chandip (under 2 km), Dharhapatti Az Rekbe Chandip (under 2 km) and Munshi Piprahi (8.9 km).

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

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