Dhuliyan

Dhuliyan is a municipality town in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located between the Ganges and the Hooghly canal.

Dhuliyan

ধুলিয়ান

Dhulian
Town
Ganga River in Dhulian
Dhuliyan
Location in West Bengal, India
Dhuliyan
Dhuliyan (India)
Coordinates: 24.681°N 87.954°E / 24.681; 87.954
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Dhulian1909
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyDhuliyan Municipality
 • Administrative DivisionMalda
Area
 • Total6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total95,713
 • Density15,000/km2 (40,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
742202
Telephone code+91-3485
Vehicle registrationWB58, WB94
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituencySamserganj
Websitehttp://dhuliyanmunicipality.in

Dhuliyan has been mentioned as an inland water transport (IWT) trading point between Murshidabad and the city of Rajshahi in Bangladesh. Low-cost barges could ply the Ganges river, called Padma in downstream Bangladesh, exchanging goods and reducing smuggling. This proposal has not been agreed to yet by the two countries. Old Dhulian Railway station under the Ganga River near Lalpur , Present Railway station name Dhulian Ganga .

Geography

Dhuliyan is located at 24.681°N 87.954°E / 24.681; 87.954.[2] It has an average elevation of 4 metres (13 feet).

Dhuliyan is surrounded by Farakka (to the north), Aurangabad (to the South) Pakur (to the West) and Ganga River - (to the East). Ganga river Right bank Dhuliyan town and Left Bank Malda District & Bangladesh

Dhuliyan includes Dhuliyan Bazar, Jafrabad, Tinpakuria, Kankuria, Ratanpur, House Nagar, Anup Nagar & Dakbanglow area.

Demographics

The Dhulian Municipality has population of 95,706 of which 47,635 are males while 48,071 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. The literacy rate is 63.03%. Male literacy is around 69.15% while female literacy is 56.98%.[3]

In the 2011 Census of India, Dhuliyan Urban Agglomeration had a population of 239,022, out of which 119,151 were males and 119,871 were females.[4]

See also: List of cities in West Bengal

As of 2001 India census,[5] Dhulian had a population of 72,906 of which males are 36524 and females are 36382. Dhulian had an average literacy rate of 39%. Male literacy was 48% and female literacy was 31%.

Police station

Samserganj police station, located in Dhulian, has jurisdiction over Samserganj CD Block.[6]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Samserganj CD Block are located at Dhulian.[7]

Transportation

National Highway 34 passes through Dhulian town. Dhulian Ganga railway station is situated in Malda railway division of Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop line.

Education

College

Nur Mohammad Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in 2008 at Dhulian. It has Bengali, English, History, Sociology and Education departments.[8][9]

Schools
  • Kanchantala Jagabandhu Diamond Jubilee Institution (Est 1897)
  • Dhuliyan Balika Vidyalaya
  • Dhuliyan Bani Chand Agarwala Balika Vidyalaya
  • Dhuliyan High Madrasah
  • Dhuliyan Krishna Kumar Santosh Kumar Smriti Vidyapith
  • Dhuliyan Netaji Sishu Bikash Academy (H.S.)
  • Dighri High School (H.S.)
  • House Nagar High Madrasah (H.S)
  • Saheb Nagar High School (H.S)
  • Jaykrishnapur Ajimuddin Biswas Smriti Vidyapith
  • Chachanda Basudebpur Jaladipur High School (H.S)
  • Samsherganj government model school (Circus field)
  • Rahmani Academy (Dhuliyan Branch of Al-Ameen Mission Trust)
  • Gyan Sanchay Academy (In Collaboration with Al-Ameen Mission Trust)
  • The Future Shining Academy
  • Holyfaith Academy (Affiliated to CISCE)
  • Novel Academy
  • Al-Hera Academy

Healthcare
  • Anupnagar Rural Hospital functions with 30 beds.[10]
  • Dhuliyan Diagnostic & Healthcare Pvt Ltd. (DDH)
  • Tarapur Central Hospital (Dhulian ) run by BWWF

See also

References
  1. "Dhuliyan Info".
  2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhulian
  3. "Dhuliyan::Municipality". dhuliyanmunicipality.in. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  7. "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. "Nur Mohammad Smriti Mahavidyalaya". NMSM. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  9. "Nur Mohammad Smriti Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  10. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 September 2017.


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