About Dhurkar Village

Dhurkar is a large village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,232, made up of 1,667 males and 1,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurkar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mirzapur
Tehsil	Marihan
Pincode	231210
Area (hectares)	739 hectares
Population	3,232
Male Population	1,667
Female Population	1,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurkar compares

By the 2011 count Dhurkar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 739 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dhurkar

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

Dhurkar lies about 40 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 12 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 Dhurkar
Nearest railway station	Lusa	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marihan	13 km
Nearest town	Ahraura	36 km
District headquarters	Mirzapur	40 km

Villages closest to Dhurkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurkar village had a population of 3,232. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Dhurkar village has 1,667 males and 1,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurkar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Dhurkar is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurkar covers 739 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurkar falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhurkar is Lusa, about 12 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 Dhurkar.

Dhurkar is about 40 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurkar is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lusa is about 12 km away. Marihan is about 13 km away. Ahraura is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.