Thakraha observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Thakraha is a larger village in Thakrahan mandal, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar with a population of 35,734 across 5,963 households. The village has a literacy rate of 41.6% and is designated PIN 845104.
By population, Thakraha ranks #1 of 13 villages in Thakrahan mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Thakraha is a village of 35,734 people in 5,963 households (Census 2011) in Thakrahan block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, the largest of 13 villages in Thakrahan block. Literacy is 42%, 6 points above the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. It lies 71 km from the Pashchim Champaran district centre, 7 km from Amwa Khas, the nearest town, 7 km from Tamkuhi Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 845104, served by Madhubani post office; the LGD village code is 217038. The nearest hospital or health centre is Prabha Hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is shobha devi, and the village votes in Motihari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Kumar. The population is estimated at 42,130 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jagiraha →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thakraha · this village | 35,734 | 42% | — |
| Mishra Tola · Motihari | — | — | 1.3 km W |
| Amwa Khas · Tamkuhi Raj | 12,920 | 47% | 6.6 km N |
| Dhuria Emiliya · Tamkuhi Raj | 5,003 | 58% | 10.5 km SW |
| Dudahi · Colonelganj | 2,603 | 55% | 13.2 km W |
| Dudahi · Babubarhi | 2,318 | 51% | 13.2 km W |
| Mathauli · Itarhi | 1,034 | 58% | 17.6 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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