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Town in Punjab, India

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

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Dhuri, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Dhuri, 2011 census^[4]
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

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 ==Notable people==
 * [[Binnu Dhillon]], actor and comedian
-* [[Manjit Bawa]], painter<ref>http://manjit-bawa.com//<ref>
+* [[Manjit Bawa]], painter<ref>http://manjit-bawa.com/<ref>
 * [[Rana Ranbir]], actor and comedian
-* [[Gurpreet Singh Dhuri]], sculptor, special make-up effects and installation artist<ref>https://gurpreetdhuri.com//<ref>
+* [[Gurpreet Singh Dhuri]], sculptor, special make-up effects and installation artist<ref>https://gurpreetdhuri.com/<ref>
 ==References==

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