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About Zahura Village

Zahura is a large village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,892, made up of 1,970 males and 1,922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1303 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zahura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zahura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144203
Area (hectares) 1303 hectares
Population 3,892
Male Population 1,970
Female Population 1,922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Zahura compares

By the 2011 count Zahura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 1303 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Zahura

Zahura 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 Zahura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Zahura from other places

Zahura lies about 30 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 2.5 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 Zahura
Nearest railway station Cholang 2.5 km
Nearest town Urmar 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 22 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 30 km

Villages closest to Zahura

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 Zahura

As per the Census of India 2011, Zahura village had a population of 3,892. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Zahura village has 1,970 males and 1,922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zahura has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Zahura is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Zahura covers 1303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Zahura falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Zahura is Cholang, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Zahura.

Zahura is about 30 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zahura is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Cholang is about 2.5 km away. Urmar is about 7.0 km away. Dasua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (2.8 km), Talwandi Salhan (3.1 km) and Ghull (3.1 km).

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

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