Dhanara, Khatra-I
Dhanara is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Khatra Subdivision in Bankura district of West Bengal, which falls under Khatra-I block. Sulekha Bauri is the President of Dhanara Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address gpdhanara@gmail.com and mobile number 90024xxx53. The Secretary is Susamoy Mandal, who can be reached at email address susamoy7879.sm@gmail.com and mobile number 89276xxx82. The Panchayat address is Bena, Chaka, Khatra, Pincode - 722140. You can reach there by taking a bus till Arkama bus stop which is around 3 km away. The Panchayat has internet facility. There are four computers, four laptops, four printers and three scanners available for various works. It also has a CSC center.
As on January 2025, the current population of Dhanara is 1.7 thousands out of which 855 are males and rest 825 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 965 females per 1000 males. There are around 179 teenagers in Dhanara. It has literacy rate of 57% which means around 964 persons can read and write. Total 639 people belonging to scheduled caste and 552 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 340 households in Dhanara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 736. The pincode of Dhanara is 722140 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Khatra Sub Post office
- Arkama Branch Post office
- Baidyanathpur Branch Post office
- Darsole Branch Post office
- Dhadanga Branch Post office
Schools
Dhanara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Kangsabati Sishu Vidyalaya.(High School)
- Khatra Girls High School
- Khatra High School
- Baidyanathpur High School(High School)
- Kankradara S.S.Vidyalaya
Hospitals
Dhanara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Khatra Block Primary Health Center
- Supur Sub-Center
- Baidyanathpur Sub-Center
- Sikrabaid Sub-Center
- Sindurpeti Sub-Center
Banks
Dhanara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Canara Bank Khatra
- HDFC Bank Khatra People'S Coop Bank LTD
- Punjab National Bank Pairaguri
- UCO Bank Dhanara
Panchayat Members
Chairman
Sulekha Bauri is the Chairman of Dhanara Gram Panchayat, whose mobile no. is 90024xxx53 and email is gpdhanara@gmail.com.
Vice Chairman
Tapas Patra is the Vice Chairman of Dhanara Gram Panchayat, whose mobile no. is 97338xxx58 and email is gpdhanara@gmail.com.
Member
Dhanara Gram Panchayat has total 10 elected Member.
- Kartik Chandra Mandi - Mobile: 80163xxx97 - Email: gpdhanara@gmail.com
- Mampi Halder - Mobile: 76025xxx95 - Email: gpdhanara@gmail.com
- Sanjay Kumar Sardar - Mobile: 93825xxx96 - Email: gpdhanara@gmail.com
- Sanaka Sardar - Mobile: 81673xxx17 - Email: gpdhanara@gmail.com
- Jaheri Hembram - Mobile: 99331xxx65 - Email: gpdhanara@gmail.com
- Gurupada Maji - Mobile: 81164xxx73 - Email: gpdhanara@gmail.com
- Gurudas Pati - Mobile: 99338xxx20 - Email: gpdhanara@gmail.com
- Archana Bauri - Mobile: 97332xxx22 - Email: gpdhanara@gmail.com
- Rampada Mandi - Mobile: 75839xxx81 - Email: gpdhanara@gmail.com
- Aparna Bauri - Mobile: 76991xxx66 - Email: gpdhanara@gmail.com
Covered villages
Dhanara Gram Panchayat manages total 20 villages.