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About Dulwa Village

Dulwa is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 331 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dulwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulwa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733216
Area (hectares) 60.85 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 331
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
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 Dulwa compares

By the 2011 count Dulwa is the 117th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 60.85 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dulwa

Dulwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dulwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Dehar, Deona, Dharampur and Dobagachhi. 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 Dulwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulwa village had a population of 595. That makes it the 117th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Dulwa village has 331 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulwa has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dulwa is 733216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dulwa covers 60.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dulwa falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dulwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Dulwa.

Dulwa is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Dulwa today is likely to be higher.

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