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About Dhurpakri Village

Dhurpakri is a mid sized village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 455 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.4 hectares hectares.

Dhurpakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurpakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Area (hectares) 96.4 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 455
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Dhurpakri compares

By the 2011 count Dhurpakri is the 63rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents. Its 96.4 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dhurpakri

Dhurpakri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhurpakri 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 Dhurpakri from other places

Dhurpakri lies about 119 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kauriya Halt, about 6.2 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 Dhurpakri
Tehsil headquarters Kalyanpur 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Kauriya Halt 6.2 km
Nearest town Bela 11 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 119 km

Villages closest to Dhurpakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurpakri village had a population of 884. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents.

Dhurpakri village has 455 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurpakri has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Dhurpakri covers 96.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhurpakri falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhurpakri is Kauriya Halt, about 6.2 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 Dhurpakri.

Dhurpakri is about 119 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurpakri is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kalyanpur is about 2.0 km away. Kauriya Halt is about 6.2 km away. Bela 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 Dhurup Pakri (under 2 km), Pakri Dichhit (under 2 km) and Pakri Kamal (under 2 km).

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

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