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About Dhurehra Village

Dhurehra is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,483, made up of 766 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.88 hectares hectares.

Dhurehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurehra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 133.88 hectares
Population 1,483
Male Population 766
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurehra compares

By the 2011 count Dhurehra is the 115th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 133.88 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dhurehra

Dhurehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhurehra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhurehra from other places

Dhurehra lies about 148 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 4.4 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 Dhurehra
Nearest railway station Saidabad 4.4 km
Nearest town Phulpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 34 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 148 km

Villages closest to Dhurehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurehra village had a population of 1,483. That makes it the 115th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Dhurehra village has 766 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurehra has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Dhurehra covers 133.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhurehra falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhurehra is Saidabad, about 4.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhurehra.

Dhurehra is about 148 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurehra is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Saidabad is about 4.4 km away. Phulpur is about 15 km away. Jakhania is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabhora (1.7 km), Salempur (3.1 km) and Salempur Baghai (3.1 km).

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

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