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About Dhurauli Village

Dhurauli is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 113 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,292 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurauli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 135.09 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 113
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,292
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurauli compares

By the 2011 count Dhurauli is the 89th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 135.09 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Dhurauli

Dhurauli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhurauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhurauli from other places

Dhurauli lies about 37 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Dhurauli
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 17 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 37 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 79 km

Villages closest to Dhurauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurauli village had a population of 259. That makes it the 89th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Dhurauli village has 113 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurauli has about 1292 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Dhurauli is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurauli covers 135.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhurauli falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhurauli is Kathgodam, about 79 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhurauli.

Dhurauli is about 37 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurauli is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 17 km away. Pithoragarh is about 37 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghandhura R F (under 2 km), Khitola Majhera (1.8 km) and Majhera (1.8 km).

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

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