Dhakna, Naxalbari

Dhakna is a village located in the Naxalbari Subdivision of Darjeeling district of West Bengal. The village falls in Naxal Bari block and comes under Maniram Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Dhakna is 3.9 thousands out of which 2 thousands are males and rest 1.9 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 926 females per 1000 males. There are around 546 teenagers in Dhakna. It has literacy rate of 56% which means around 2.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 3.1 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 556 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 823 households in Dhakna, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.5 thousands. The pincode of Dhakna 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

Dhakna 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

Dhakna 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

Dhakna 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