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About Dhura Village

Dhura is a large village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,207, made up of 1,180 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 469.23 hectares
Population 2,207
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhura compares

By the 2011 count Dhura is the 38th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 469.23 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 886.

Getting to Dhura

Dhura 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 Dhura 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 Dhura from other places

Dhura lies about 13 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kaulseri, about 5.1 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 Dhura
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 2.4 km
Nearest town Dhūri 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Kaulseri 5.1 km
District headquarters Sangrur 13 km

Villages closest to Dhura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhura village had a population of 2,207. That makes it the 38th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Dhura village has 1,180 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhura has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Dhura is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhura covers 469.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhura falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhura is Kaulseri, about 5.1 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 Dhura.

Dhura is about 13 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhura is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Dhuri is about 2.4 km away. Dhūri is about 2.4 km away. Kaulseri is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manwala (under 2 km), Harchandpur (1.8 km) and Dohla (2.1 km).

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

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