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About Dahara Village

Dahara is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,733, made up of 930 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 144.42 hectares
Population 1,733
Male Population 930
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahara compares

By the 2011 count Dahara is the 42nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 144.42 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dahara

Dahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahara 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bildaha, Chaksatan, Chhatrak and Chithalia. 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 Dahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahara village had a population of 1,733. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Dahara village has 930 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahara has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Dahara is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahara covers 144.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahara falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dahara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dahara.

Dahara is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah 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 Dahara today is likely to be higher.

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