About Dhurkheda Village

Dhurkheda is a mid sized village in Umred tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 675 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787 hectares hectares.

Dhurkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurkheda village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nagpur
Tehsil	Umred
Area (hectares)	787 hectares
Population	1,297
Male Population	675
Female Population	622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurkheda compares

By the 2011 count Dhurkheda is the 14th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 751 residents. Its 787 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 934.

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 10+ 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 45 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Umred, about 4.9 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	Umred	4.9 km
District headquarters	Nagpur	45 km

Villages closest to Dhurkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurkheda village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 14th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 751 residents.

Dhurkheda village has 675 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurkheda has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Dhurkheda covers 787 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 Umred tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhurkheda is Umred, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance for Dhurkheda.

Dhurkheda is about 45 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 Umred tehsil of Nagpur district. Umred is about 4.9 km away. Nagpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.