About Dhur Village

Dhur is a large village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,828, made up of 1,510 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 815 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Patran
Pincode	140401
Area (hectares)	815 hectares
Population	2,828
Male Population	1,510
Female Population	1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhur compares

By the 2011 count Dhur is the 17th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 815 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 903.

Getting to Dhur

Dhur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhur 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 Dhur from other places

Dhur lies about 43 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Qutabpur, about 32 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 Dhur
Tehsil headquarters	Patran	12 km
Nearest railway station	Qutabpur	32 km
District headquarters	Patiala	43 km

Villages closest to Dhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhur village had a population of 2,828. That makes it the 17th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Dhur village has 1,510 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dhur is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhur covers 815 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhur falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhur is Qutabpur, about 32 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 Dhur.

Dhur is about 43 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhur is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Patran is about 12 km away. Qutabpur is about 32 km away. Patiala is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.