Nalkura, Gaighata

Nalkura 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 Dharmapur-I Gram Panchayat.

As on May 2024, the current population of Nalkura is 922 out of which 472 are males and rest 450 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 953 females per 1000 males. There are around 82 teenagers in Nalkura. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 607 persons can read and write. Total 836 people belonging to scheduled caste and 10 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 181 households in Nalkura, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 296. The pincode of Nalkura is 743249 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gaighata Sub Post office
• Dharampur Branch Post office
• Jaleswar Branch Post office
• Rampur Bhatpara Branch Post office
• Colony Simulia Branch Post office

Schools

Nalkura has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Gaighata High School (High School)
• Kalasima Swami Vivekananda Vidyapith (High School)
• Ghonja High School
• Tarangahati High School
• Gaighata Benimadhab Balika Vidyalaya(High School)

Hospitals

Nalkura has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Jaytara Sub-Center
• Amkola Sub-Center
• Rajapur Sub-Center
• Bagna Sub-Center
• Jaleswar Sub-Center

Banks

Nalkura has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• HDFC Bank Natagram
• State Bank of India Gaighata Bazar