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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANITA ROY
Contact: 86****3005
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- LGD code
- 306833
- Pincode
- 734429
- Post office
- Naksalbari
- Population
- 1,303
- Households
- 260
- Literacy rate
- 50.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1046 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 656
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhulia compares
By population, Dhulia ranks #32 of 74 villages in Kharibari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.3%
−6.3% vs mandal average
Dhulia50.3%
Kharibari mandal56.6%
Darjeeling district71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,046
+83 vs mandal average
Dhulia1,046
Kharibari mandal963
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
Dhulia5.0
Kharibari mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhulia at a glance
Dhulia is a village of 1,303 people in 260 households (Census 2011) in Kharibari block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 32nd-largest of 74 villages in Kharibari block. Literacy is 50%, 6 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,046 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 734429, served by Naksalbari post office; the LGD village code is 306833. The sarpanch is ANITA ROY, and the village votes in Phansidewa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durga Murmu. The population is estimated at 1,536 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhulia · this village | 1,303 | 50% | — |
| Bhogbhita · Kharibari | 2,991 | 65% | — |
| Dangarbhita · Kharibari | 2,207 | 52% | — |
| Guabari · Phansidewa | 2,203 | 60% | — |
| Hatidoba · Kharibari | 1,962 | 53% | — |
| Manjoy · Kharibari | 1,906 | 57% | — |
| Sona Chandi · Kharibari | 1,751 | 46% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhulia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 274.38
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhulia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhulia
- LGD code
- 306833
- Pincode
- 734429
- Post office
- Naksalbari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,303
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,536
- Households
- 260
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1046
- Literacy rate
- 50.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darjeeling
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phansidewa
- Member of Parliament
- Raju Bista
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Durga Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANITA ROY
- Block / Mandal
- Kharibari
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 734429
- Uttar RamdhanKharibari mandal6,892 pop
- KamalaNaxalbari mandal4,908 pop
- GandagalKharibari mandal4,363 pop
- Pathar Hirhirar ChhatPhansidewa mandal4,039 pop
- DhaknaNaxalbari mandal3,537 pop
- DayaramNaxalbari mandal3,182 pop
- BhogbhitaKharibari mandal2,991 pop
- RangaliKharibari mandal2,425 pop
- MangalsingNaxalbari mandal2,327 pop
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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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)