Duma, Gaighata
Duma is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Gaighata Subdivision in 24 Paraganas North district of West Bengal, which falls under Gaighata block. Chhanda Sarkar is the President of Duma Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address doomagp@gmail.com and mobile number 80168xxx94. The Secretary is Paromita Dutta, who can be reached at email address pdutta19890@gmail.com and mobile number 74279xxx07. The Panchayat address is Duma, Gaighata, Pincode - 743245. You can reach there by taking a bus till Chandpara bus stop which is around 4 km away.
As on February 2025, the current population of Duma is 3.3 thousands out of which 1.7 thousands are males and rest 1.6 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 938 females per 1000 males. There are around 337 teenagers in Duma. It has literacy rate of 64% which means around 2.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 3 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 750 households in Duma, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.2 thousands. The pincode of Duma 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
Duma 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
Duma 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
Duma has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Duma Gram Panchayat manages total 15 villages.