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About Hurri Village

Hurri is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 172 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 259.87 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 172
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurri compares

By the 2011 count Hurri is the 69th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 259.87 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Hurri

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

Hurri lies about 30 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 91 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 Hurri
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 12 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 30 km
Nearest town Tehri 60 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 91 km

Villages closest to Hurri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurri village had a population of 313. That makes it the 69th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Hurri village has 172 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurri has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Hurri is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurri covers 259.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hurri falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Hurri is Dehradun, about 91 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 Hurri.

Hurri is about 30 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurri is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 12 km away. Uttarkashi is about 30 km away. Tehri is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sungar (1.7 km), Bhangeli (3.0 km) and Tihar (7.6 km).

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

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