Loading
  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Dhuri

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.

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.

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
Religion Total Female Male
Hindu 34,820 16,370 18,450
Sikh 19,006 8,990 10,016
Muslim 932 408 524
Jain 309 145 164
Christian 67 39 28
Buddhist 17 7 10
Other religions 20 8 12
Not stated 54 27 27
Total 55,225 25,994 29,231

References

  1. ^ "Census of India: Dhuri". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  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)