Dhubulia
Dhubulia is a village in Krishnanagar II CD Block in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district of West Bengal, India. It has the biggest tuberculosis hospital in Asia. Belpukur is the oldest neighborhood in the village. National Highway 12 (India) passes through the village.
Many people emigrated to Dhubulia from Bangladesh at the time of the partition of India in 1947. Initially, there were several camps set up by the government which were referred to by numbers. Today there are many places where the old numbering system is still used.
During World War II, an army group No. 99 Squadron RAF was based in Dhubulia.
Dhubulia is located at 23°29′17″N 88°27′05″E / 23.4881900°N 88.4513170°E.
Most of the land is either undeveloped or used for cultivation. Typical crops are rice, wheat, mustard, jute and vegetables.
Dhubulia police station has jurisdiction over Krishnanagar II CD Block.The total area covered by the police station is 134.74 km2 and the population covered is 139,020 (2001 census). 5 km of the India-Bangladesh border is within the PS area.
The headquarters of Krishnanagar II CD Block are located at Dhubulia.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Dhubulia had a total population of 11,623, of which 6,056 (52%) were males and 5,567 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,005. The total number of literates in Dhubulia was 8,921 (84.02% of the population over 6 years).
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