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| name = Dharhara<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Bhagalpur district|Bhagalpur]]<br />
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| subdivision_name3 = Gopalpur<br />
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| leader_party = Subhodhsingh Kuswaha - BJP Jila Adhyaksh<br />
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| postal_code = 811212<br />
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'''Dharhara''' is a village in the [[Bhagalpur district]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. There is a tradition of plantation when a girl is born in any family of this village. The occupation of this village is farming.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
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 '''[[:hi:गोसाईं_गाँव,_गोपालपुर_(भागलपुर)|Gosain Village]]''' to its East, GopalPur to its South, panchgachia to its North and Naugachhia Block to its West. Its assembly constituency is Gopalpur assembly constituency and Lok Sabha Constituency is Bhagalpur parliamentary constituency. Its nearest small city is [[Naugachia]] and bigger city is [[Bhagalpur]]. Most villagers speaks in [[Angika]], [[Hindi]], and [[Urdu]] language. <br />
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== Tree plantations ==<br />
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]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10204759.stm<br />
| title = How fruit trees in Indian village save girls' lives<br />
| author = Amarnath Tewary<br />
| publisher = [[BBC News]]<br />
| date = 15 June 2010<br />
| accessdate = 2010-06-16<br />
}}</ref> In India, [[female infanticide]] and [[dowry death]]s 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]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_nitish-kumar-hails-dharhara-natives-for-planting-trees_1392731<br />
| title = Nitish Kumar hails Dharhara natives for planting trees<br />
| publisher = [[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]<br />
| date = 6 June 2010<br />
| accessdate = 2010-06-16<br />
}}</ref> In 2010, the village was also in the news for illegal banks floated by criminals.<ref>[http://www.tehelka.com/story_main29.asp?filename=Ne050507Cough_Up.asp Bihar's Goonda Banks: ‘Cough Up Interest Or Die’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905103257/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main29.asp?filename=Ne050507Cough_Up.asp |date=5 September 2012 }}. [[Tehelka]]. 11 October 2010.</ref><br />
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