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About Dhurwapur Village

Dhurwapur is a mid sized village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,533, made up of 764 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurwapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurwapur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 40.71 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 764
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhurwapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhurwapur is the 19th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 40.71 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Dhurwapur

The census records public bus service for Dhurwapur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhurwapur from other places

Dhurwapur lies about 5.7 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Dhurwapur
District headquarters Garhwal 5.7 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 12 km

Villages closest to Dhurwapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurwapur village had a population of 1,533. That makes it the 19th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Dhurwapur village has 764 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurwapur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Dhurwapur is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurwapur covers 40.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhurwapur falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhurwapur is Kotdwara, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhurwapur.

Dhurwapur is about 5.7 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurwapur is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 5.7 km away. Kotdwāra is about 12 km away. Kotdwara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhurabharpur (under 2 km), Keshudhura (under 2 km) and Purankot (under 2 km).

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

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