Dhuilya

Dhuilya
Census Town
Dhuilya Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Dhuilya Dhuilya (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°34′N88°14′E / 22.57°N 88.24°E / 22.57; 88.24 Coordinates: 22°34′N88°14′E / 22.57°N 88.24°E / 22.57; 88.24
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,962
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sankrail
Website	howrah.gov.in

Dhuilya is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. ^[1]

Geography

Dhuilya is located at 22°34′37″N88°14′56″E / 22.57682°N 88.24875°E / 22.57682; 88.24875 . It is adjacent to Mourigram and Andul.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Dhuilya had a total population of 20,962 of which 10,569 (50%) were males and 10,393 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,681. The total number of literates in Dhuilya was 17,467 (90.59% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Dhuliya was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. ^[3]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[4] Dhuilya had a population of 18,399. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhuilya has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85% and female literacy is 77%. In Dhuilya, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Andul Road (part of Grand Trunk Road/State Highway 6) ^{[5] [6]} is the artery of the town.

Bus

Private Bus

• 61 Alampur - Howrah Station

Mini Bus

• 13 Ranihati - Rajabazar
• 13A Fatikgachi - Rajabazar
• 20 Alampur - Ultadanga Station
• 20A Mourigram - Salt Lake Tank no. 13

Bus Routes Without Numbers

• Mourigram railway station - Barrackpur Cantonment
• Andul railway station - New Town Ecospace

Train

Mourigram railway station and Andul railway station on Howrah-Kharagpur line serve the locality.

References

1. "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
3. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
5. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
6. "Pin Code: ANDUL ROAD, HOWRAH, WEST BENGAL, India, Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 22 December 2018.