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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ABDUL SAMAD MOLLA
Contact: 99****1678
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- LGD code
- 318020
- Pincode
- 731214
- Post office
- Illambazar
- Population
- 883
- Households
- 238
- Literacy rate
- 52.7%
- Sex ratio
- 989 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 464
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhalla compares
By population, Dhalla ranks #75 of 133 villages in Illambazar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.7%
−11.5% vs mandal average
- Dhalla
- 52.7%
- Illambazar mandal
- 64.2%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
989
+44 vs mandal average
- Dhalla
- 989
- Illambazar mandal
- 945
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Dhalla
- 3.7
- Illambazar mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhalla at a glance
Dhalla is a village of 883 people in 238 households (Census 2011) in Illambazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 75th-largest of 133 villages in Illambazar block. Literacy is 53%, 12 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 989 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731214, served by Illambazar post office; the LGD village code is 318020. The sarpanch is ABDUL SAMAD MOLLA, and the village votes in Bolpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandranath Sinha. The population is estimated at 1,041 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhalla · this village | 883 | 53% | — |
| Goltikuri · Illambazar | 2,928 | 64% | — |
| Matikona · Illambazar | 2,559 | 74% | — |
| Nachansaha · Illambazar | 2,018 | 63% | — |
| Dakshin Sultanpur · Illambazar | 1,548 | 62% | — |
| Maheswarpur · Illambazar | 1,504 | 53% | — |
| Achhaipara · Illambazar | 1,073 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhalla
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 163.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 142
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhalla
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhalla
- LGD code
- 318020
- Pincode
- 731214
- Post office
- Illambazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 883
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,041
- Households
- 238
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 989
- Literacy rate
- 52.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandranath Sinha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ABDUL SAMAD MOLLA
- Block / Mandal
- Illambazar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731214
- Chaupahari JangalIllambazar mandal4,445 pop
- SahapurIllambazar mandal4,369 pop
- ShripurIllambazar mandal4,138 pop
- TinorIllambazar mandal3,660 pop
- DebipurIllambazar mandal3,537 pop
- Chhata ChakIllambazar mandal3,228 pop
- ShunmuniIllambazar mandal2,965 pop
- GoltikuriIllambazar mandal2,928 pop
- IchhapurIllambazar mandal2,867 pop
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Other villages named Dhalla
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dhalla
Other villages in Illambazar mandal
View all 60+ →- Chaupahari Jangal
- Sahapur
- Shripur
- Tinor
- Debipur
- Joydev Kenduli
- Chhata Chak
- Batikor
- Shunmuni
- Goltikuri
- Ichhapur
- Bhabanipur
- Mangaldihi
- Naoga
- Bharatpur
- Matikona
- Tikarbeta
- Beloa
- Chhatar Bandi
- Hansra
- Payer
- Shirsha
- Delora
- Khayerbani
- Chunpalashi
- Khirai
- Nachansaha
- Khushtikuri
- Dhansaha
- Sugar
- Shalka
- Nohna
- Gopinathpur
- Kayera
- Dakshin Sultanpur
- Chaumandalpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)