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Dharhara

धरहरा
Silao mandal
Pincode 803111
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Dharhara is a village in Silao mandal, Nalanda district, Bihar, with a population of 4,858 across 745 households. The village has a literacy rate of 53.9% and is located at coordinates 25.259°N, 86.410°E with PIN code 803111.

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LGD code
245087
Pincode
803111
Post office
Nalanda
Population
4,858
Households
745
Literacy rate
53.9%
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,730
Distance to district centre
42 km
Distance to mandal centre
22 km
Distance to Patna
133 km
Distance to Kolkata
359 km
Nearest railway station
Dharhara · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dharhara · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dharhara compares

By population, Dharhara ranks #9 of 49 villages in Silao mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.9%
+2.0% vs mandal average
Dharhara
53.9%
Silao mandal
51.9%
Nalanda district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
926
+2 vs mandal average
Dharhara
926
Silao mandal
924
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.4 vs mandal average
Dharhara
6.5
Silao mandal
6.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dharhara at a glance

Dharhara is a village of 4,858 people in 745 households (Census 2011) in Silao block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 9th-largest of 49 villages in Silao block. Literacy is 54%, 2 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 926 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Nalanda district centre, 10 km from Jamalpur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Dharhara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 803111, served by Nalanda post office; the LGD village code is 245087. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dharhara, <1 km away. The village votes in Sahebpur Kamal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sattanand Sambuddha Alias Lalan Jee. The population is estimated at 5,728 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dharhara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SILAO
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
10
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dharharan
Total area (ha)
323
Irrigated area (ha)
232.1
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Dharhara

LGD code
245087
Pincode
803111
Post office
Nalanda
Population (Census 2011)
4,858
Population (projected 2026)
5,728
Households
745
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
926
Literacy rate
53.9%
Coordinates
25.25859°N, 86.41007°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sahebpur Kamal
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sattanand Sambuddha Alias Lalan Jee
Block / Mandal
Silao
Getting there

How to reach Dharhara

Mandal centre
Silao · ≈ 22 km
≈ 46 min by car · 54 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nalanda · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 43 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 30,972 people
Jamalpur · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna133 kmcapital
  • Kolkata359 km
  • Delhi985 km
  • Hyderabad1199 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDharhara<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCDharhara<1 km
  • ATM / bankICICI Bank10 km
  • CollegeKDS colleage29 km
  • Police stationFaridpur Police Station9 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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