Narikela, Gaighata

Narikela 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 Jaleswar-I Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Narikela is 5.7 thousands out of which 2.8 thousands are males and rest 2.9 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1006 females per 1000 males. There are around 461 teenagers in Narikela. It has literacy rate of 78% which means around 4.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 44 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.4 thousands households in Narikela, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 2.1 thousands. The pincode of Narikela 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

Narikela 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

Narikela 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

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

• HDFC Bank Natagram
• State Bank of India Gaighata Bazar