Ala, Dhaniakhali
Ala is a village located in the Dhaniakhali Subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dhaniakhali block and comes under Somaspur-I Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Hooghly parliament constituency and Dhanekhali assembly constituency.
As on February 2025, the current population of Ala is 1.1 thousands out of which 578 are males and rest 549 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 950 females per 1000 males. There are around 79 teenagers in Ala. It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 850 persons can read and write. Total 374 people belonging to scheduled caste and 76 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 274 households in Ala, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 434. The pincode of Ala is 712302 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Dhaniakhali Sub Post office
- Dedhara Branch Post office
- Kankrakuli Branch Post office
- Mazinan Branch Post office
- Rudrani Branch Post office
Schools
Ala has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Dhaniakhali P.D. Girls' High
- Dhaniakhali Mahamaya Vidyamandir
- Boso Priyanath High School.
- Belmuri Union Institution
- Dedhara A.P.High School
Hospitals
Ala has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Mallickpur Sub-Center
- Radhanagar Sub-Center
- Bhagabanpur Sub-Center
- Deulpara Sub-Center
- Joyrambati Sub-Center
Banks
Ala has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.