City : Dhulian
Location : Eastern India
Language : Hindi, Bengali



Know About Dhulian

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 Ganga river, called Padma in downstream Bangladesh, exchanging goods and reducing smuggling. This proposal has not been agreed to yet by the two countries.

Geography

Dhulian is located at 24.68° N 87.97° E. It has an average elevation of 4 metres (13 feet).