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About Dhurup Pakri Village

Dhurup Pakri is a small village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 6 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Dhurup Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurup Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 6
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhurup Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Dhurup Pakri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dhurup Pakri

Dhurup Pakri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhurup Pakri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhurup Pakri from other places

Dhurup Pakri 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 Dhurup Pakri
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 Dhurup Pakri

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 Dhurup Pakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurup Pakri village had a population of 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents.

Dhurup Pakri village has 6 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurup Pakri has about 1833 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Dhurup Pakri covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhurup Pakri falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhurup Pakri is Kauriya Halt, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhurup Pakri.

Dhurup Pakri 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.

Dhurup Pakri 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 Dhurpakri (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 Dhurup Pakri today is likely to be higher.

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