About Dhurkot Village

Dhurkot is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 496 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141119, 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	Raikot
Pincode	141119
Area (hectares)	393 hectares
Population	924
Male Population	496
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurkot compares

By the 2011 count Dhurkot is the 62nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 393 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below 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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhurkot from other places

Dhurkot lies about 47 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jagraon, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	9.1 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Jagraon	23 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	47 km

Villages closest to Dhurkot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raikot 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 924. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Dhurkot village has 496 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurkot has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dhurkot is 141119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurkot covers 393 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurkot falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhurkot is Jagraon, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhurkot.

Dhurkot is about 47 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 Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 9.1 km away. Rāikot is about 9.1 km away. Jagraon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.