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About Dhurihat Village

Dhurihat is a mid sized village in Barhaj tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 620 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.42 hectares hectares.

Dhurihat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurihat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Barhaj
Area (hectares) 60.42 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 620
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhurihat compares

By the 2011 count Dhurihat is the 101st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents. Its 60.42 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Dhurihat

The census records public bus service for Dhurihat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhurihat from other places

Dhurihat lies about 37 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Lar Road, about 5.9 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 Dhurihat
Nearest town Lar 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Lar Road 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhaj 26 km
District headquarters Deoria 37 km

Villages closest to Dhurihat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurihat village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 101st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents.

Dhurihat village has 620 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurihat has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Dhurihat covers 60.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhurihat falls under Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhurihat is Lar Road, about 5.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhurihat.

Dhurihat is about 37 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurihat is in Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district. Lar is about 1.7 km away. Lar Road is about 5.9 km away. Barhaj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehular (1.7 km), Pipardadi (2.0 km) and Babhani Sakrapar (2.3 km).

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

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