Dharhara is a community development block (an administrative division) in Munger District of Bihar, India.

Dharhara धरहरा सामुदायिक विकास खंड
Community development block
Dharhara Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25.256088°N 86.41173°E / 25.256088; 86.41173
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Government
• Type	Community development block
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	103,919
Languages
• Official	Angika, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	811212
Telephone code	06344
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Literacy	41.36%

History

Kali temple was built in the year 1326.

Company & Factories

1. RBS ENGINEERING COMPANY
2. News War (National Hindi News paper) website: www.newswarindia.com

Divisions

Panchayats under the Dharhara block include:[2]

• Ajimganj
• Amari
• Aurabagicha
• Bahachouki (or Barichak)
• Bangalwa
• Dharhara Maharna
• Dharhara South
• Etawa
• Hemjapur
• Mahagama
• Matadih
• Sarobag
• Shivkund

Religion

The population of the block (village) is a mix of peoples from community consisting of Hindus, Muslims & Christians among other denominations, all living in peaceful co-existence.

Transport

• Rail - Dharhara railway station is situated on Sahibganj Loop line. Dharhara is well connected by rail in Eastern Railway Zone (India) via Kiul junction in west & Jamalpur in east.
• Road - Munger (via Jamalpur, Bihar) is around one hours travel from Dharhara by road.
• Air - The nearest airport is at Patna, around four hours from Dharhara by rail.

Education/Sports

1. Major educational institute is the 50 years old high school (Kumar Ramanand Smarak High School).
2. RBS Youth Club. (Royal Bihar Sports Youth Club).
3. Shri Shankar Sporting Club .

References