Dhuri

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Dhuri
City
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Elevation
236 m (774 ft)
Population
 (2011)
   Urban
55,225 [1]
   Rural
3,529 [2]
Language
  Official Punjabi [3]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
148024
Telephone code01675
Vehicle registration PB 59
Sex ratio 54% M, 46% F /
Website www.dhuri.city

Dhuri is a city in Sangrur District in the state of Punjab, India. The neighbouring towns of Dhuri are Sangrur, Malerkotla, Nabha, and Barnala.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Dhuri city had a total population of 55,225 of which 29,231 were males and 25,994 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 6,169. The total number of literates in Dhuri was 40,067, which constituted 72.6% of the population with male literacy of 76.4% and female literacy of 68.2%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Dhuri was 81.7%, of which male literacy rate was 86.4% and female literacy rate was 76.4%. The Scheduled Castes population was 14,207. Dhuri had 30460 households in 11077. [1]

Dhuri rural had a total population of 3,529, of which 1,875 were males and 1,654 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 355. The total number of literates in Dhuri was 2,331. [2]

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Dhuri city, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Dhuri city, 2011 census [4]
ReligionTotalFemaleMale
Hindu34,82016,37018,450
Sikh19,0068,99010,016
Muslim932408524
Jain309145164
Christian673928
Buddhist17710
Other religions20812
Not stated542727
Total55,22525,99429,231

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India: Dhuri". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Census of India: Dhuri (R)". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Dhuri (M Cl)