Dakua, Kharibari

Dakua is a village located in the Kharibari Subdivision of Darjeeling district of West Bengal. The village falls in Kharibari block and comes under Buraganj Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Dakua is 556 out of which 258 are males and rest 298 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1155 females per 1000 males. There are around 73 teenagers in Dakua. It has literacy rate of 57% which means around 319 persons can read and write. Total 204 people belonging to scheduled caste and 293 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 113 households in Dakua, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 245. The pincode of Dakua is 734429 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Naksalbari Sub Post office
• Rangali Branch Post office
• Badrajote Branch Post office
• Dulaljote Branch Post office
• Hatighisa Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Nand Prasad Girls High School(High School)
• Nand Prasad High School
• Batasi Sastrijee High School (High School)
• St.Vincent's High School
• Hatighisa High School (High School)

Hospitals

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

• Muniram Sub-Center
• Hatighisa Sub-Center
• Deburam Sub-Center
• Shyamdhan Sub-Center
• Jharujote Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Bandhan Bank Panitanki
• Bandhan Bank Rathkhola
• Central Bank of India Naksalbari
• Central Bank of India Batashi
• HDFC Bank Naxal Bari