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About Dharahara Village

Dharahara is a large village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,265, made up of 1,210 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares.

Dharahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 2,265
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharahara compares

By the 2011 count Dharahara is the 77th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Dharahara

Dharahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharahara as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhitepur, Chiran, Daheliujagar and Dalelpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,265. That makes it the 77th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Dharahara village has 1,210 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharahara has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Dharahara covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharahara falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Dharahara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharahara.

Dharahara is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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