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About Dhurkheda Village

Dhurkheda is a mid sized village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 320 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.13 hectares hectares.

Dhurkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Area (hectares) 382.13 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 320
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurkheda compares

By the 2011 count Dhurkheda is the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 382.13 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 954.

Getting to Dhurkheda

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

How far is Dhurkheda from other places

Dhurkheda lies about 47 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Katol, about 17 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 Dhurkheda
Nearest railway station Katol 17 km
Nearest town Kātol 18 km
District headquarters Nagpur 47 km

Villages closest to Dhurkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurkheda village had a population of 621. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Dhurkheda village has 320 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurkheda has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Dhurkheda covers 382.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhurkheda falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhurkheda is Katol, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Dhurkheda.

Dhurkheda is about 47 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurkheda is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Katol is about 17 km away. Kātol is about 18 km away. Nagpur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borgaon (1.6 km), Kondhali (2.0 km) and Dodki (2.2 km).

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

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