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About Dhuska Village

Dhuska is a large village in Zamania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,349, made up of 1,221 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuska Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuska village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Zamania
Pincode 232329
Area (hectares) 335.02 hectares
Population 2,349
Male Population 1,221
Female Population 1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuska compares

By the 2011 count Dhuska is the 85th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents. Its 335.02 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dhuska

Dhuska is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhuska as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhuska from other places

Dhuska lies about 30 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Zamania, about 7.0 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 Dhuska
Nearest railway station Zamania 7.0 km
Nearest town Zamānia 11 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 30 km

Villages closest to Dhuska

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuska village had a population of 2,349. That makes it the 85th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents.

Dhuska village has 1,221 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuska has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Dhuska is 232329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuska covers 335.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhuska falls under Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuska is Zamania, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhuska.

Dhuska is about 30 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuska is in Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Zamania is about 7.0 km away. Zamānia is about 11 km away. Ghazipur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur T Dharhni Bhanmalrai (under 2 km), Raipur T Gaighat (under 2 km) and Daudpur T Gaighat (1.7 km).

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

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