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About Dhuriya Village

Dhuriya is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 605 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares.

Dhuriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuriya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 1,177
Male Population 605
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuriya compares

By the 2011 count Dhuriya is the 52nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Dhuriya

Dhuriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhuriya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhuriya from other places

Dhuriya lies about 22 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chirailla Pauthu, about 8.4 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 Dhuriya
Nearest railway station Chirailla Pauthu 8.4 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 11 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 22 km

Villages closest to Dhuriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuriya village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Dhuriya village has 605 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuriya has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Dhuriya covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhuriya falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhuriya is Chirailla Pauthu, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhuriya.

Dhuriya is about 22 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuriya is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chirailla Pauthu is about 8.4 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 10 km away. Barun is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathaha (under 2 km), Kadirpura (under 2 km) and Kharjama (under 2 km).

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

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