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About Dhusar Village

Dhusar is a large village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,520, made up of 1,300 males and 1,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Dhusar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhusar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 2,520
Male Population 1,300
Female Population 1,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhusar compares

By the 2011 count Dhusar is the 31st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dhusar

The census records public bus service for Dhusar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhusar from other places

Dhusar lies about 42 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kursela, about 12 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 Dhusar
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Kursela 12 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 42 km

Villages closest to Dhusar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhusar village had a population of 2,520. That makes it the 31st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Dhusar village has 1,300 males and 1,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhusar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Dhusar covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhusar falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhusar is Kursela, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Dhusar.

Dhusar is about 42 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhusar is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 7.1 km away. Kursela is about 12 km away. Naugachhia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harnaha (2.4 km), Teldiha (2.9 km) and Bairia (3.6 km).

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

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