Dhulian is a city and a municipality in Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located between the Ganges and the Hooghly canal. Dhulian has been mentioned as an inland water transport (IWT) trading point between Murshidabad and the city of Rajshahi in Bangladesh. Low-cost barges could potentially 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. Dhulian is located at 2441N 8758E / 24.68N 87.97E / 24.68; 87.97. It has an average elevation of 4metres (13feet). Dhuliyan is surrounding by Farkka (to the north), Aurangabad (to the South) Pakur (to the West) and Ganges River (Ganga) (to the East). In the 2011 census, Dhulian Urban Agglomeration had a population of 239,022, out of which 119,151 were males and 119,871 were females. The 0-6 years population was 45,483. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 60.06 per cent. As of 2001...
