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About Dharhara Village

Dharhara is a mid sized village in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 682 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkatha
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 682
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 30th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 968.

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 9.0 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, 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 Kansar Nawadah 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkatha 9.0 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 9.0 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 9.0 km

Villages closest to Dharhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barkatha 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 1,325. That makes it the 30th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Dharhara village has 682 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhara has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dharhara is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharhara covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharhara falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharhara is Kansar Nawadah, 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 9.0 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharhara is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kansar Nawadah is about 5.6 km away. Barkatha is about 9.0 km away. Hazaribagh is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhutharikatia (4.5 km), Sijhua (7.6 km) and Bero Kalan Alias Bero (12 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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