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About Dhurlakh Village

Dhurlakh is a large village in Warisnagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,172, made up of 1,150 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Dhurlakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurlakh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Warisnagar
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 2,172
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhurlakh compares

By the 2011 count Dhurlakh is the 36th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dhurlakh

The census records public bus service for Dhurlakh as Available within 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 Dhurlakh from other places

Dhurlakh lies about 11 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Kishanpur, about 3.1 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 Dhurlakh
Nearest railway station Kishanpur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Warisnagar 5.2 km
District headquarters Samastipur 11 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 11 km

Villages closest to Dhurlakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurlakh village had a population of 2,172. That makes it the 36th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents.

Dhurlakh village has 1,150 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurlakh has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Dhurlakh covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhurlakh falls under Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhurlakh is Kishanpur, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhurlakh.

Dhurlakh is about 11 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurlakh is in Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Kishanpur is about 3.1 km away. Warisnagar is about 5.2 km away. Samastipur 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 Maksudpur (under 2 km), Sajanpur (under 2 km) and Babupur (1.9 km).

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

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