Dhankuni, Gaighata
Dhankuni is a village located in the Gaighata Subdivision of 24 Paraganas North district of West Bengal. The village falls in Gaighata block and comes under Duma Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Dhankuni is 2.2 thousands out of which 1.2 thousands are males and rest 1.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 903 females per 1000 males. There are around 171 teenagers in Dhankuni. It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 1.7 thousands persons can read and write. Total 829 people belonging to scheduled caste and 88 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 508 households in Dhankuni, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 755. The pincode of Dhankuni is 743245 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Chand Para Bazar Sub Post office
- Baikara Branch Post office
- Dogachhia Monmohanpur Branch Post office
- Goalbathan Branch Post office
- Kaipukuria Branch Post office
Schools
Dhankuni has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi
- Chandpara Balika Vidyalaya(High School)
- Deopul Adhar Memorial High School(High School)
- Dhakuria High School (High School)
- Jhowdanga Sammilani High School(High School)
Hospitals
Dhankuni has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Bhaduria Primary Health Center
- Chandpara Sub-Center
- Dingamanik Sub-Center
- Dhakuria(W) Sub-Center
- Singole Sub-Center
Banks
Dhankuni has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.