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About Dhurahara Village

Dhurahara is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 293 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.48 hectares hectares.

Dhurahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Area (hectares) 121.48 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 293
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurahara compares

By the 2011 count Dhurahara is the 246th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 121.48 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dhurahara

Dhurahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhurahara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhurahara from other places

Dhurahara lies about 39 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Shivnagar, about 16 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 Dhurahara
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 15 km
Nearest railway station Shivnagar 16 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 26 km
District headquarters Faizabad 39 km

Villages closest to Dhurahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurahara village had a population of 570. That makes it the 246th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Dhurahara village has 293 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurahara has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Dhurahara covers 121.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurahara falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhurahara is Shivnagar, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Dhurahara.

Dhurahara is about 39 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurahara is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Milkipur is about 15 km away. Shivnagar is about 16 km away. Sultānpur 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 Dhaurahara Mukundha (under 2 km), Chitaura (1.7 km) and Mohammad Pur (1.8 km).

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

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