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About Dulki Village

Dulki is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,876, made up of 1,451 males and 1,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dulki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743370
Area (hectares) 419.39 hectares
Population 2,876
Male Population 1,451
Female Population 1,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dulki compares

By the 2011 count Dulki is the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 419.39 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Dulki

Dulki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dulki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dulki from other places

Dulki lies about 43 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 24 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 Dulki
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Canning 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 43 km

Villages closest to Dulki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulki village had a population of 2,876. That makes it the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Dulki village has 1,451 males and 1,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulki has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Dulki is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dulki covers 419.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dulki falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dulki is Canning, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Dulki.

Dulki is about 43 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dulki is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 2.9 km away. Canning is about 24 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakhiralay (1.9 km), Arampur (2.1 km) and Sonagar (2.9 km).

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

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