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About Dhauliguri Village

Dhauliguri is a mid sized village in Gossaigaon tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,582, made up of 817 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.04 hectares hectares.

Dhauliguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhauliguri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Gossaigaon
Area (hectares) 276.04 hectares
Population 1,582
Male Population 817
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhauliguri compares

By the 2011 count Dhauliguri is the 50th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 920 residents. Its 276.04 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dhauliguri

Dhauliguri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhauliguri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhauliguri from other places

Dhauliguri lies about 50 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Gossaigaon Hat, about 4.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhauliguri
Tehsil headquarters Gossaigaon 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Gossaigaon Hat 4.6 km
Nearest town Kokrajhar 29 km
District headquarters Dhubri 50 km

Villages closest to Dhauliguri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gossaigaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhauliguri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhauliguri village had a population of 1,582. That makes it the 50th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 920 residents.

Dhauliguri village has 817 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhauliguri has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Dhauliguri covers 276.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhauliguri falls under Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dhauliguri is Gossaigaon Hat, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhauliguri.

Dhauliguri is about 50 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhauliguri is in Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district. Gossaigaon is about 4.4 km away. Gossaigaon Hat is about 4.6 km away. Kokrajhar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silbhaji (under 2 km), Nepalpara (1.7 km) and Ballimari (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhauliguri today is likely to be higher.

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