Dhubulia
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Dhubulia is a village in Nadia district
of West Bengal
, India
. It has the biggest tuberculosis
Hospital in Asia. Belpukur is the oldest neighborhood in the village.
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.
60% of the land is undveloped and is used for cultivation, Typical crops are rice, wheat, mustard, jute and vegetables. 10% of the land is ponds and lakes used for fish production.
Nadia District
Nadia district is a district of the state of West Bengal, in the north east of India. It borders with Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Bardhaman district to the west, and Murshidabad district to the north....
of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It has the biggest tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
Hospital in Asia. Belpukur is the oldest neighborhood in the village.
History
Many people emigrated to Dhubulia from Bangladesh at the time of the partition of IndiaPartition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
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.
Geography
Dhubulia is located at 23.4881900°N 88.4513170°E.60% of the land is undveloped and is used for cultivation, Typical crops are rice, wheat, mustard, jute and vegetables. 10% of the land is ponds and lakes used for fish production.