Dhuri is a Tehsil located in Sangrur district of Punjab. It is one of 6 Tehsils of Sangrur district. There are 97 villages and 1 towns in Dhuri Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Dhuri Tehsil has 51197 households, population of 261247 of which 138577 are males and 122670 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 27046 which is 10.35% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Dhuri Tehsil is around
885 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Dhuri Tehsil is 64.23% out of which 68.51% males are literate and 59.38% females are literate. The total area of Dhuri is 605.25 sq.km with population density of 432 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 78.86% of population lives in Urban area and 21.14% lives in Rural area. There are 30.46% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dhuri Tehsil.
Dhuri Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 261247 | 100% |
| Sikh | 189196 | 72.42% |
| Hindu | 58271 | 22.3% |
| Muslim | 12436 | 4.76% |
| Religion not stated | 481 | 0.18% |
| Christian | 337 | 0.13% |
| Jain | 326 | 0.12% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 129 | 0.05% |
| Buddhist | 71 | 0.03% |
Dhuri Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 11077 | 40120 |
| Total Population | 55225 | 206022 |
| Population (%) | 52.93% | 46.93% |
| Male Population | 29231 | 109346 |
| Female Population | 25994 | 96676 |
| Sex Ratio | 889 | 884 |
| Literacy (%) | 72.55% | 61.99% |
List of Cities in Dhuri
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| Town | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Dhuri (MCI) | 55225 | 72.55% | 889 |
List of Villages in Dhuri
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