About Dhuri Village

Dhuri is one of the larger villages in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,411, made up of 4,724 males and 4,687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basanti
Pincode	743329
Area (hectares)	444.08 hectares
Population	9,411
Male Population	4,724
Female Population	4,687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuri compares

By the 2011 count Dhuri is the 9th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 444.08 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dhuri

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

Dhuri lies about 39 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 6.9 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 Dhuri
Nearest railway station	Canning	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basanti	15 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	39 km

Villages closest to Dhuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuri village had a population of 9,411. That makes it the 9th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Dhuri village has 4,724 males and 4,687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuri has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dhuri is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuri covers 444.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhuri falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhuri is Canning, about 6.9 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 Dhuri.

Dhuri is about 39 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuri is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 6.9 km away. Basanti is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.