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About Dhurian Village

Dhurian is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 283 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144222
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 283
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhurian compares

By the 2011 count Dhurian is the 192nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dhurian

Dhurian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhurian 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhurian from other places

Dhurian lies about 48 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 6.5 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 Dhurian
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 8.8 km
Nearest town Dasūya 8.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 48 km

Villages closest to Dhurian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurian village had a population of 571. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Dhurian village has 283 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurian has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Dhurian is 144222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurian covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhurian falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhurian is Ghaunspur, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhurian.

Dhurian is about 48 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurian is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about 6.5 km away. Dasua is about 8.8 km away. Dasūya is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaurian (under 2 km), Chhurian (under 2 km) and Sud (under 2 km).

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

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