Khurka, Karandighi
Khurka is a village located in the Karandighi Subdivision of Dinajpur Uttar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Karandighi block and comes under Rasakhowa-II Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raiganj parliament constituency and Karandighi assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Khurka is 1.1 thousands out of which 570 are males and rest 481 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 844 females per 1000 males. There are around 163 teenagers in Khurka. It has literacy rate of 23% which means around 242 persons can read and write. Total 324 people belonging to scheduled caste and 639 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 248 households in Khurka, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 435. The pincode of Khurka is 733201 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Dalkhola Sub Post office
- Bazargaon Branch Post office
- Lalganj Branch Post office
- Maheshpur Branch Post office
- Shikarpur Branch Post office
Schools
Khurka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Kantirpa N.K. Senior Madrasah (Fazil)
- Rasakhowa High School (High School)
- Lalganj Lagua High School
- Dalkhola High School
- Begua High School
Hospitals
Khurka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Khurka has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.