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About Dhora Village

Dhora is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 489 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.12 hectares hectares.

Dhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhora village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 258.12 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 489
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhora compares

By the 2011 count Dhora is the 194th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 258.12 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dhora

Dhora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhora as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhora from other places

Dhora lies about 58 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Gopiganj / Gyanpur Road, about under 2 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 Dhora
Nearest railway station Gopiganj / Gyanpur Road under 2 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 9.4 km
District headquarters Varanasi 58 km

Villages closest to Dhora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhora village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 194th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Dhora village has 489 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhora has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Dhora covers 258.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhora falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhora is Gopiganj / Gyanpur Road, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Dhora.

Dhora is about 58 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhora is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Gopiganj / Gyanpur Road is about under 2 km away. Gyānpur is about 7.1 km away. Pindra is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairana (under 2 km), Nandapur (1.8 km) and Nindanpur (1.8 km).

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

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