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About Dulfa Village

Dulfa is a small village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 188 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dulfa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulfa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712303
Area (hectares) 51.7 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 188
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dulfa compares

By the 2011 count Dulfa is the 198th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 51.7 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dulfa

The census records public bus service for Dulfa 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhaniakhali, Dhantikari, Dharampur and Dighir. 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.

Common questions about Dulfa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulfa village had a population of 387. That makes it the 198th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Dulfa village has 188 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulfa has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Dulfa is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dulfa covers 51.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dulfa falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dulfa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Dulfa.

Dulfa is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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.

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

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