# Dhurkar Village, Marihan, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Marihan, Mirzapur 

# Dhurkar

Dhurkar is a village in Marihan sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,232 people in 571 households**, the 10th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 3,232people (2011)
- 571households
- 58.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhurkar

Of every 100 households in Dhurkar in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhurkar · ■ Marihan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****63%**

**85%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhurkar?

■ Dhurkar · ■ Marihan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**939

Working population ****50.8%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 45.7% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 294 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,157 (71%) · **■** Household industry 46 (3%) · **■** Other work 56 (3%) · **■** Marginal 88 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Marihan

- Dhansiria3,685 people
- Jamui3,610 people
- Nadihar3,501 people
- Semara Baraho3,359 people
- Amoi3,216 people
- Koori3,155 people
- Kakrad3,091 people
- Devari Kalan3,074 people

[All 221 villages in Marihan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/marihan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhurkar?3,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurkar in?Mirzapur district (Marihan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurkar?58.3% (Census 2011)