Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga # Dhuria Dhuria is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 455 people in 103 households, the 87th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 455 people (2011) - 103 households - 54.9% literacy - 865 females per 1,000 males ## Dhuria PIN code and other codes Dhuria falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Nonaura - Community development block Keotiranway - Census village code 226903 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhuria from nearby towns? - Keotiranway (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 17 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhuria? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhuria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhuria known for? The main crops are paddy. About 72% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhuria Of every 100 households in Dhuria in 2011, 70 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhuria · ■ Keotiranway rural average - Electricity for lighting 70% 21% - Toilet within the home 7% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 71% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 12% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 91% - Use banking services 41% 34% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 61% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 11% 32% - Own their home 95% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhuria? ■ Dhuria · ■ Keotiranway rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.9% 54.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 865 905 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 960 929 - Working population 28.1% 28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.6% for men and 37.4% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 27 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 66 (52%) · ■ Household industry 13 (10%) · ■ Other work 17 (13%) · ■ Marginal 5 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Keotiranway - Milki 576 people - Pachma 509 people - Bhojpatti 504 people - Birna 485 people - Dheri Chak 390 people - Rasulpur 382 people - Kasma Balbhadar 309 people - Harpur 287 people All 110 villages in Keotiranway ## Quick answers - How far is Dhuria from Darbhanga? 17 km by road - What is the population of Dhuria? 455 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhuria in? Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhuria? 54.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/dhuria/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.