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About Dhuripur Village

Dhuripur is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,173, made up of 590 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuripur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Pincode 276206
Area (hectares) 24.43 hectares
Population 1,173
Male Population 590
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhuripur compares

By the 2011 count Dhuripur is the 163rd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 24.43 hectares work out to about 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Dhuripur

Dhuripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhuripur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhuripur from other places

Dhuripur lies about 42 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Khanja, about 7.3 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 Dhuripur
Nearest railway station Khanja 7.3 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 30 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 42 km

Villages closest to Dhuripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuripur village had a population of 1,173. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Dhuripur village has 590 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuripur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

The pincode recorded for Dhuripur is 276206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuripur covers 24.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhuripur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuripur is Khanja, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhuripur.

Dhuripur is about 42 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuripur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Khanja is about 7.3 km away. Shāhganj is about 7.9 km away. Nizamabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohammadpur Madar Dar (under 2 km), Moiya Ali (2.4 km) and Merhi (2.7 km).

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

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