About Dhulai Village

Dhulai is a large village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,607, made up of 1,366 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhulai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhulai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Sonamukhi
Pincode	722207
Area (hectares)	238.54 hectares
Population	2,607
Male Population	1,366
Female Population	1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhulai compares

By the 2011 count Dhulai is the 11th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 238.54 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhulai

Dhulai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhulai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshinsol, Dariapur, Dhan Simla and Dharmapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhulai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhulai village had a population of 2,607. That makes it the 11th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Dhulai village has 1,366 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhulai has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhulai is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhulai covers 238.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhulai falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhulai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhulai.

Dhulai is in Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.