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About Dhurra Village

Dhurra is a mid sized village in Isagarh tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,632, made up of 852 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 881 hectares hectares.

Dhurra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Isagarh
Area (hectares) 881 hectares
Population 1,632
Male Population 852
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurra compares

By the 2011 count Dhurra is the 22nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 881 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Dhurra

Dhurra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhurra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dhurra from other places

Dhurra lies about 14 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Ashok Nagar, about 14 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 Dhurra
Nearest railway station Ashok Nagar 14 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Isagarh 21 km

Villages closest to Dhurra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurra village had a population of 1,632. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Dhurra village has 852 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurra has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Dhurra covers 881 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhurra falls under Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhurra is Ashok Nagar, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhurra.

Dhurra is about 14 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurra is in Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Ashok Nagar is about 14 km away. Ashoknagar is about 14 km away. Isagarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhailai (under 2 km), Chhailai Jagir (under 2 km) and Patai (1.5 km).

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

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