Dhuilya

Dhuilya ধুলিয়া
Census Town
Dhuilya Show map of West Bengal Dhuilya Show map of India Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°34′N 88°14′E / 22.57°N 88.24°E / 22.57; 88.24Coordinates: 22°34′N 88°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	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sankrail
Website	howrah.gov.in

Dhuilya is a census town in Sankrail CD Block under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Dhuilya is located at 22°34′37″N 88°14′56″E / 22.57682°N 88.24875°E / 22.57682; 88.24875

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).

Dhuliya was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.

As of 2001^[update] India census, 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.

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