# Dharahra Village, Mairwa, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mairwa, Siwan 

# Dharahra

Dharahra is a village in Mairwa sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,428 people in 242 households**, the 20th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,428people (2011)
- 242households
- 65.4%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Dharahra PIN code and other codes

Dharahra falls in Mairwa sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSemra
- Community development blockMairwa
- Census village code232156

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dharahra from nearby towns?

- Mairwa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)24 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dharahra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dharahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mairwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dharahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dharahra

Of every 100 households in Dharahra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dharahra · ■ Mairwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****47%**

**68%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dharahra?

■ Dharahra · ■ Mairwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**925

Working population ****39.8%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 51.6% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (15%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 359 (63%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mairwa

- Semra2,023 people
- Atwa1,925 people
- Dhamaur1,925 people
- Karjania1,550 people
- Baraso1,407 people
- Parasia1,371 people
- Chitmath1,288 people
- Patkhauli1,042 people

[All 53 villages in Mairwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/mairwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharahra from Siwan?24 km by road
- What is the population of Dharahra?1,428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharahra in?Siwan district (Mairwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharahra?65.4% (Census 2011)