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About Dhuria Village

Dhuria is a small village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 244 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares.

Dhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 244
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhuria compares

By the 2011 count Dhuria is the 79th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dhuria

Dhuria 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 Dhuria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhuria from other places

Dhuria lies about 19 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sakri Junction, about under 2 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 Dhuria
Nearest railway station Sakri Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Madhubani 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 17 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 19 km

Villages closest to Dhuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuria village had a population of 455. That makes it the 79th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Dhuria village has 244 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuria has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Dhuria covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhuria falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhuria is Sakri Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhuria.

Dhuria is about 19 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuria is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Sakri Junction is about under 2 km away. Madhubani is about 16 km away. Keotiranway is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (3.4 km), Megha (4.7 km) and Hanuman Nagar (6.3 km).

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

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