# Dhulia Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Dhulia

Dhulia is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,303 people in 260 households**, the 32nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,303people (2011)
- 260households
- 58.2%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhulia

Of every 100 households in Dhulia in 2011, 37 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhulia · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**64%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**28%

Television ****24%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhulia?

■ Dhulia · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**978

Working population ****50.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 48.5% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 49 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (19%) · **■** Marginal 308 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kharibari

- Banchhabhita1,463 people
- Rangmuni1,411 people
- Dohaguri1,405 people
- Balahijhora1,398 people
- Chunilal1,192 people
- Gadhira1,164 people
- Subalbhita1,022 people
- Jatru1,008 people

[All 74 villages in Kharibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kharibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhulia?1,303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhulia in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhulia?58.2% (Census 2011)