About Dhurail Village

Dhurail is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 680 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurail village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Raiganj
Pincode	733134
Area (hectares)	163.79 hectares
Population	1,318
Male Population	680
Female Population	638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhurail compares

By the 2011 count Dhurail is the 119th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 163.79 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dhurail

Dhurail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhurail 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhurail from other places

Dhurail lies about 48 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, 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 Dhurail
Nearest railway station	Khurial	under 2 km
Nearest town	Katihar	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raiganj	32 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	48 km

Villages closest to Dhurail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurail village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 119th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Dhurail village has 680 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurail has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dhurail is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurail covers 163.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhurail falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhurail is Khurial, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhurail.

Dhurail is about 48 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurail is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Khurial is about under 2 km away. Katihar is about 27 km away. Raiganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.