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Dhuri

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

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Locality: Dhuri
Region: Punjab
Country: India
Population: 55,225
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Dhuri
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Punjab#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Punjab, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sangrur
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 236
Settlement.population_rural: 3,529
Settlement.population_urban

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Sangrur district
Elevation: +236
Time zone: UTC+05:30

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Dhuri is a town 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 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.