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About Dhura Village

Dhura is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 705 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode 828205
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 1,310
Male Population 705
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhura compares

By the 2011 count Dhura is the 80th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dhura

Dhura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhura as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhabkol, Dhadkidi, Dhanbad and Dhankora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhura village had a population of 1,310. That makes it the 80th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Dhura village has 705 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhura has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dhura is 828205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhura covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhura falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhura is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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