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About Dharhar Village

Dharhar is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,536, made up of 758 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 722.84 hectares
Population 1,536
Male Population 758
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharhar compares

By the 2011 count Dharhar is the 27th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 722.84 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Dharhar

Dharhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharhar as Available. 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 Dharhar from other places

Dharhar lies about 101 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nigaura, about 11 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 Dharhar
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 11 km
Nearest railway station Nigaura 11 km
Nearest town Pasan 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 101 km

Villages closest to Dharhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharhar village had a population of 1,536. That makes it the 27th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dharhar village has 758 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhar has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Dharhar is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharhar covers 722.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharhar falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dharhar is Nigaura, about 11 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Dharhar.

Dharhar is about 101 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharhar is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Marwahi is about 11 km away. Nigaura is about 11 km away. Pasan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurpa (2.5 km), Pandri (3.3 km) and Chachedi (3.6 km).

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

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