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About Dulmi Village

Dulmi is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 358 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dulmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulmi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 58.68 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 358
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dulmi compares

By the 2011 count Dulmi is the 75th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 58.68 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dulmi

Dulmi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dulmi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhadhka, Dhekiya, Digshili and Dimdiha. 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 Dulmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulmi village had a population of 672. That makes it the 75th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Dulmi village has 358 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulmi has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dulmi is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dulmi covers 58.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dulmi falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dulmi notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Dulmi.

Dulmi is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Dulmi today is likely to be higher.

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