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About Pahara Village

Pahara is a mid sized village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 733 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Gidhaur
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 1,429
Male Population 733
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahara compares

By the 2011 count Pahara is the 8th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Pahara

Pahara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pahara as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahara from other places

Pahara lies about 13 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 21 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 Pahara
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur 3.6 km
District headquarters Chatra 13 km
Nearest town Chatrā 13 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 21 km

Villages closest to Pahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahara village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 8th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Pahara village has 733 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahara has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Pahara is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahara covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahara falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pahara is Katkamsandi, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pahara.

Pahara is about 13 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahara is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Gidhaur is about 3.6 km away. Chatra is about 13 km away. Chatrā 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 Kendua (under 2 km), Kirkira (1.5 km) and Barta (2.8 km).

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

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