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About Dharahara Village

Dharahara is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,852, made up of 2,006 males and 1,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.5 hectares hectares.

Dharahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 530.5 hectares
Population 3,852
Male Population 2,006
Female Population 1,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dharahara compares

By the 2011 count Dharahara is the 23rd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 530.5 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dharahara

Dharahara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dharahara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharahara from other places

Dharahara lies about 19 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, about 4.8 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 Dharahara
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 4.8 km
District headquarters Chandauli 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 24 km

Villages closest to Dharahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharahara village had a population of 3,852. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Dharahara village has 2,006 males and 1,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharahara has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Dharahara covers 530.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharahara falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharahara is Karamnasi, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Dharahara.

Dharahara is about 19 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharahara is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Karamnasi is about 4.8 km away. Chandauli is about 19 km away. Sakaldiha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paura (3.7 km), Shivadasipur (5.3 km) and Jamuri (6.6 km).

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

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