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About Dhuria Village

Dhuria is a mid sized village in Asarganj tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 624 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Asarganj
Pincode 813201
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 624
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Dhuria compares

By the 2011 count Dhuria is the 22nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Dhuria

Dhuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhuria 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 Dhuria from other places

Dhuria lies about 32 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 9.1 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
Tehsil headquarters Asarganj under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 9.1 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 11 km
District headquarters Munger 32 km

Villages closest to Dhuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Asarganj 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 1,170. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Dhuria village has 624 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuria has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Dhuria is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuria covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhuria falls under Asarganj tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhuria is Ganganiyan, about 9.1 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 Dhuria.

Dhuria is about 32 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuria is in Asarganj tehsil of Munger district. Asarganj is about under 2 km away. Ganganiyan is about 9.1 km away. Sultānganj 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 Dhuria Arazi (under 2 km), Badarkha (under 2 km) and Makwa (under 2 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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