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About Dhurpaili Village

Dhurpaili is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,555, made up of 1,338 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares.

Dhurpaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurpaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 2,555
Male Population 1,338
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhurpaili compares

By the 2011 count Dhurpaili is the 42nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dhurpaili

The census records public bus service for Dhurpaili as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhurpaili from other places

Dhurpaili lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, 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 Dhurpaili
Tehsil headquarters Amour 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 32 km

Villages closest to Dhurpaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurpaili village had a population of 2,555. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Dhurpaili village has 1,338 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurpaili has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Dhurpaili covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhurpaili falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhurpaili is Satar Halt, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Dhurpaili is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 9.9 km away. Satar Halt is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahangaon (under 2 km), Bagdahar (1.6 km) and Madhua Kola (1.7 km).

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

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