Balighari, Dhaniakhali
Balighari is a village located in the Dhaniakhali Subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dhaniakhali block and comes under Bhandarhati-I Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Arambag parliament constituency and Tarakeswar assembly constituency.
As on February 2025, the current population of Balighari is 1.6 thousands out of which 780 are males and rest 842 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1079 females per 1000 males. There are around 153 teenagers in Balighari. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 609 people belonging to scheduled caste and 135 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 415 households in Balighari, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 739. The pincode of Balighari is 712303 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Gurap Sub Post office
- Jolekul Branch Post office
- Sankarpur Branch Post office
- Palasi Branch Post office
- Balidaha Branch Post office
Schools
Balighari has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Asansol Old Station High School
- Bhastara Jajneswar High School
- Gurap R K Institution
- Palasi Hemangini Sarojini Vidyamandir
- Gurap Sital Kumar Balika Vidyalaya (High School)
Hospitals
Balighari has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Balighari has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.