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About Dhaurkha Village

Dhaurkha is a mid sized village in Bharthana tehsil, in the district of Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 924 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.76 hectares hectares.

Dhaurkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaurkha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Etawah
Tehsil Bharthana
Area (hectares) 159.76 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 924
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaurkha compares

By the 2011 count Dhaurkha is the 98th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,009 residents. Its 159.76 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Dhaurkha

Dhaurkha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhaurkha as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaurkha from other places

Dhaurkha lies about 14 km from Etawah, and the nearest railway station is Ekdil, about 8.4 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 Dhaurkha
Nearest railway station Ekdil 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharthana 11 km
District headquarters Etawah 14 km

Villages closest to Dhaurkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaurkha village had a population of 1,741. That makes it the 98th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,009 residents.

Dhaurkha village has 924 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaurkha has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

Dhaurkha covers 159.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhaurkha falls under Bharthana tehsil of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaurkha is Ekdil, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhaurkha.

Dhaurkha is about 14 km from Etawah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaurkha is in Bharthana tehsil of Etawah district. Ekdil is about 8.4 km away. Bharthana is about 11 km away. Etawah is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijauli (1.8 km), Sarai Jalal (2.2 km) and Udhannpura (2.2 km).

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

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