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About Dharhibahar Village

Dharhibahar is a mid sized village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 244 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharhibahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhibahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Pincode 835226
Area (hectares) 389.84 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 244
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharhibahar compares

By the 2011 count Dharhibahar is the 49th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 389.84 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 999.

Getting to Dharhibahar

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

How far is Dharhibahar from other places

Dharhibahar lies about 20 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 31 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 Dharhibahar
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 8.9 km
District headquarters Simdega 20 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 31 km

Villages closest to Dharhibahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharhibahar village had a population of 515. That makes it the 49th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Dharhibahar village has 244 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhibahar has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Dharhibahar is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharhibahar covers 389.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharhibahar falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharhibahar is Biramitrapur, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharhibahar.

Dharhibahar is about 20 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharhibahar is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 8.9 km away. Simdega is about 20 km away. Biramitrapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurumdegi (1.5 km), Chetmal (1.9 km) and Taraboga (2.4 km).

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

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