About Dhurkot Village

Dhurkot is a large village in Janjgir tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,794, made up of 2,414 males and 2,380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1176.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurkot village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Janjgir
Pincode	495668
Area (hectares)	1176.89 hectares
Population	4,794
Male Population	2,414
Female Population	2,380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurkot compares

By the 2011 count Dhurkot is the 4th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents. Its 1176.89 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dhurkot

Dhurkot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhurkot as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhurkot from other places

Dhurkot lies about 5.6 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 11 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 Dhurkot
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Janjgir	8.8 km
Nearest town	Jānjgīr	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Janjgir Naila	11 km

Villages closest to Dhurkot

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

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Common questions about Dhurkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurkot village had a population of 4,794. That makes it the 4th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents.

Dhurkot village has 2,414 males and 2,380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurkot has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Dhurkot is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurkot covers 1176.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurkot falls under Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhurkot is Janjgir Naila, about 11 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Dhurkot.

Dhurkot is about 5.6 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurkot is in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Janjgir Champa is about 5.6 km away. Janjgir is about 8.8 km away. Jānjgīr is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.