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About Alhara Village

Alhara is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 588 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.33 hectares hectares.

Alhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alhara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 195.33 hectares
Population 1,160
Male Population 588
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alhara compares

By the 2011 count Alhara is the 63rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 195.33 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Alhara

Alhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alhara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Alhara from other places

Alhara lies about 85 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Bara, about 8.5 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 Alhara
Nearest railway station Bara 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 21 km
Nearest town Beohāri 21 km
District headquarters Shahdol 85 km

Villages closest to Alhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alhara village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Alhara village has 588 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alhara has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Alhara covers 195.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alhara falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alhara is Bara, about 8.5 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 village for Alhara.

Alhara is about 85 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alhara is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Bara is about 8.5 km away. Beohari is about 21 km away. Beohāri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umargarh (under 2 km), Chhula Kachhar (2.1 km) and Martala (2.5 km).

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

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