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About Dhulpur Village

Dhulpur is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 97 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhulpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 39.91 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 97
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhulpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhulpur is the 117th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 39.91 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dhulpur

Dhulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhulpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhulpur from other places

Dhulpur lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 2.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhulpur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 17 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Dhulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Illambazar tehsil.

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.

Common questions about Dhulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhulpur village had a population of 178. That makes it the 117th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Dhulpur village has 97 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhulpur has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dhulpur is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhulpur covers 39.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhulpur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhulpur is Mallarpur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhulpur is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhulpur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 2.0 km away. Rampur Hat is about 13 km away. Illambazar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akamba (2.2 km), Ilambazar (2.2 km) and Narasingpur (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhulpur today is likely to be higher.

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