Dhakna, Chikhaldara

Dhakna (ढाकणा) is a village located in the Chikhaldara Taluka of Amravati district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Chikhaldara block and comes under Gadgabhandum Village Panchayat.

As on February 2025, the current population of Dhakna is 740 out of which 348 are males and rest 392 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1126 females per 1000 males. There are around 95 teenagers in Dhakna. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 517 persons can read and write. Total 21 people belonging to scheduled caste and 704 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 177 households in Dhakna, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 380. The pincode of Dhakna is 444807 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Chikhaldara Sub Post office
• Churni Branch Post office
• Gangarkheda Branch Post office
• Shahapur Branch Post office
• Doma Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Govt Ashram School Jarida
• Govt Secondary Ashram School Doma
• Holly Cross Primary School Chikhaldara
• Girijan Vidyalaya Chikhaldara
• Eklavya Residential School Chikhaldara

Hospitals

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

• Jarida Sub-Center
• Katkumbh Sub-Center
• Somawarkheda Sub-Center
• Morghad Sub-Center
• Boryata Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Yes Bank Amravati DCC Bank Chikhaldara
• Yes Bank Amravati DCC Bank Churni
• Yes Bank Amravati Z P SSB Chikhaldara