Country India District Bhagalpur Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | State Bihar Block Gopalpur Population 3,317 (2001) | |
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Dharhara is a village in the Bhagalpur District of Bihar, India.
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Map of Dharhara, Bihar 853205
Tree plantations
The village came in 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 of mango and lychee. 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.
In 2010, the village was also in the news for illegal banks floated by criminals: Jai Maa Jwalamukhi Vikas Samiti and New Shubhluxmi Vikas Samiti.
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Dharhara, Bhagalpur Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA