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About Dhulahar Village

Dhulahar is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 203 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhulahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhulahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 100.45 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 203
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhulahar compares

By the 2011 count Dhulahar is the 203rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 100.45 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhulahar

Dhulahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhulahar as Available within <5 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 Dhulahar from other places

Dhulahar lies about 158 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 11 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 Dhulahar
Nearest town Rampur Hat 11 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 13 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 158 km

Villages closest to Dhulahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 Dhulahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhulahar village had a population of 387. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Dhulahar village has 203 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhulahar has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dhulahar is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhulahar covers 100.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhulahar falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhulahar is Rampurhat Junction, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhulahar.

Dhulahar is about 158 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhulahar is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 11 km away. Tapan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malahar (under 2 km), Bishnupur (3.6 km) and Gopinathpur (5.5 km).

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

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