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About Dhurana Village

Dhurana is a large village in Beri tehsil, in the district of Jhajjar, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,176, made up of 1,711 males and 1,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 721 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 124412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurana village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jhajjar
Tehsil Beri
Pincode 124412
Area (hectares) 721 hectares
Population 3,176
Male Population 1,711
Female Population 1,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurana compares

By the 2011 count Dhurana is the 18th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,680 residents. Its 721 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Dhurana

Dhurana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhurana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhurana from other places

Dhurana lies about 20 km from Jhajjar, and the nearest railway station is Dighal, about 13 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 Dhurana
Tehsil headquarters Beri 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Dighal 13 km
Nearest town Kalānaur 15 km
District headquarters Jhajjar 20 km

Villages closest to Dhurana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurana village had a population of 3,176. That makes it the 18th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,680 residents.

Dhurana village has 1,711 males and 1,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurana has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Dhurana is 124412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurana covers 721 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurana falls under Beri tehsil of Jhajjar district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Dhurana is Dighal, about 13 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhurana.

Dhurana is about 20 km from Jhajjar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurana is in Beri tehsil of Jhajjar district. Beri is about 7.4 km away. Dighal is about 13 km away. Kalānaur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chimni (2.7 km), Bakra (3.4 km) and Bisahan (5.2 km).

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

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