About Dhurkot Village

Dhurkot is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,345, made up of 1,728 males and 1,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 729 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurkot village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana West
Pincode	141204
Area (hectares)	729 hectares
Population	3,345
Male Population	1,728
Female Population	1,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhurkot compares

By the 2011 count Dhurkot is the 25th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 729 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Dhurkot

Dhurkot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhurkot 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhurkot from other places

Dhurkot lies about 25 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ahmedgarh, about 3.4 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 Dhurkot
Nearest railway station	Ahmedgarh	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana West	25 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	25 km

Villages closest to Dhurkot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Dhurkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurkot village had a population of 3,345. That makes it the 25th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Dhurkot village has 1,728 males and 1,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurkot has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dhurkot is 141204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurkot covers 729 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurkot falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhurkot is Ahmedgarh, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhurkot is about 25 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurkot is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ahmedgarh is about 3.4 km away. Ludhiana West is about 25 km away. Ludhiana is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.