# Dhura Kund, Ghorawal, Sonbhadra – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra 

# Dhura Kund

Dhura Kund is a village in [Ghorawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/ghorawal/) sub-district of [Sonbhadra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **678 people in 105 households**, the 151st largest of 342 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 678people (2011)
- 105households
- 59.8%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhura Kund

Of every 100 households in Dhura Kund in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhura Kund · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**16%

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

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**86%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

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 Dhura Kund?

■ Dhura Kund · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****543**

**929

Working population ****51.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 49.6% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 87 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 248 (71%)

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 Ghorawal

- Dhanawal700 people
- Madainia693 people
- Semari Misra685 people
- Noni680 people
- Obaradih657 people
- Lasari Kalan655 people
- Amilaudha653 people
- Majhgawan Chauhan651 people

[All 345 villages in Ghorawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/ghorawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhura Kund?678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhura Kund in?Sonbhadra district (Ghorawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhura Kund?59.8% (Census 2011)