About Dhuraia Village

Dhuraia is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 819 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares.

Dhuraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	181 hectares
Population	1,535
Male Population	819
Female Population	716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuraia compares

By the 2011 count Dhuraia is the 53rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhuraia

Dhuraia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhuraia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhuraia from other places

Dhuraia lies about 24 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 14 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 Dhuraia
Nearest railway station	Punsia	14 km
Nearest town	Godda	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	24 km
District headquarters	Banka	24 km

Villages closest to Dhuraia

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

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Common questions about Dhuraia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuraia village had a population of 1,535. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Dhuraia village has 819 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuraia has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Dhuraia covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhuraia falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhuraia is Punsia, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhuraia.

Dhuraia is about 24 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuraia is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 14 km away. Godda is about 19 km away. Dhuraiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.