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About Dhurgaon Village

Dhurgaon is a small village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 199 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.3 hectares hectares.

Dhurgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurgaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Area (hectares) 109.3 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 199
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhurgaon is the 94th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 109.3 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dhurgaon

Dhurgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhurgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhurgaon from other places

Dhurgaon lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 23 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 Dhurgaon
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 13 km
District headquarters Araria 16 km
Nearest town Arāria 16 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 23 km

Villages closest to Dhurgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasi 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 Dhurgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurgaon village had a population of 359. That makes it the 94th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Dhurgaon village has 199 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurgaon has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Dhurgaon covers 109.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurgaon falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhurgaon is Kusiargaon, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhurgaon.

Dhurgaon is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurgaon is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 13 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatania (under 2 km), Baraili (under 2 km) and Bhadauna (under 2 km).

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

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