About Dhurwai Village

Dhurwai is a large village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,481, made up of 1,322 males and 1,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1133.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurwai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jhansi
Tehsil	Tahrauli
Pincode	284206
Area (hectares)	1133.24 hectares
Population	2,481
Male Population	1,322
Female Population	1,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurwai compares

By the 2011 count Dhurwai is the 16th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 1133.24 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dhurwai

Dhurwai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhurwai as Available within village. 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 Dhurwai from other places

Dhurwai lies about 46 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Ranipur Road, about 23 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 Dhurwai
Tehsil headquarters	Tahrauli	8.0 km
Nearest town	Gursarāi	21 km
Nearest railway station	Ranipur Road	23 km
District headquarters	Jhansi	46 km

Villages closest to Dhurwai

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

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Common questions about Dhurwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurwai village had a population of 2,481. That makes it the 16th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Dhurwai village has 1,322 males and 1,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurwai has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dhurwai is 284206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurwai covers 1133.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurwai falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhurwai is Ranipur Road, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhurwai.

Dhurwai is about 46 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurwai is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Tahrauli is about 8.0 km away. Gursarāi is about 21 km away. Ranipur Road is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.