Dharhara | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Dharhara  Dharhara | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′49.6″N87°08′07.3″E / 25.363778°N 87.135361°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhagalpur |
| Block | Gopalpur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,000+ |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Area code | 06344 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
Dharhara is a village in the Gopalpur block of Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. There is a tradition of plantation when a girl is born in any family of this village. The most main industry of the village is agriculture.
Dharhara is located at 25°21'49.6"N 87°08'07.3"E. Most of the villagers are farmers by profession. It is contiguous with Gosain Gaon to its East, Gopalpur to its South, Panchgachia to its North and Naugachhia Block to its West. Its Assembly constituency is Gopalpur Assembly and Parliamentary Constituency is Bhagalpur . Its nearest town is Naugachia and city is Bhagalpur.
The village came into the limelight in 2010, when it was reported that the families plant a minimum of 10 trees whenever a girl child is born. The tree-planting had been going on for generations. By 2010, the village with a population of 7,000, had over 100,000 trees, mostly mango and lychee. [1] In India, female infanticide and dowry deaths have been a big for challenge the authorities; therefore, this initiative of Dharhara's residents was hailed by the Bihar's chief minister, Nitish Kumar. [2] In 2010, the village was also in the news for illegal banks floated by criminals. [3]
Angika is the Regional language of Dharhara as it lies in the Ang Pradesh region of Bihar.
Hinduism is the pre-dominant religion of Dharhara with a minority of 5-10 houses of Muslims.
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