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About Dhulapahari Village

Dhulapahari is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 152 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhulapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhulapahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723168
Area (hectares) 86.63 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 152
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhulapahari compares

By the 2011 count Dhulapahari is the 158th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 86.63 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dhulapahari

Dhulapahari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhulapahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhanera, Dhanjor, Dhatla and Dhobari. 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 Dhulapahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhulapahari village had a population of 305. That makes it the 158th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Dhulapahari village has 152 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhulapahari has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dhulapahari is 723168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhulapahari covers 86.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhulapahari falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhulapahari notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhulapahari.

Dhulapahari is in Kashipur 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 Dhulapahari today is likely to be higher.

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