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About Dharaun Village

Dharaun is a large village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,357, made up of 1,224 males and 1,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.76 hectares hectares.

Dharaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharaun village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Area (hectares) 518.76 hectares
Population 2,357
Male Population 1,224
Female Population 1,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharaun compares

By the 2011 count Dharaun is the 57th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 518.76 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 888.

Getting to Dharaun

Dharaun 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 Dharaun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dharaun from other places

Dharaun lies about 13 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Khurja City, about 5.3 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 Dharaun
Nearest railway station Khurja City 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 6.0 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 13 km

Villages closest to Dharaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharaun village had a population of 2,357. That makes it the 57th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Dharaun village has 1,224 males and 1,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharaun has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Dharaun covers 518.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharaun falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharaun is Khurja City, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dharaun.

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

Dharaun is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Khurja City is about 5.3 km away. Khurja is about 6.0 km away. Bulandshahr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalpur (2.5 km), Kirra (2.7 km) and Khera (2.8 km).

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

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