Jolkul, Dhaniakhali
Jolkul is a village located in the Dhaniakhali Subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dhaniakhali block and comes under Bhastara Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Hooghly parliament constituency and Dhanekhali assembly constituency.
As on November 2025, the current population of Jolkul is 1.6 thousands out of which 819 are males and rest 793 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 968 females per 1000 males. There are around 161 teenagers in Jolkul. It has literacy rate of 57% which means around 922 persons can read and write. Total 652 people belonging to scheduled caste and 385 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 404 households in Jolkul, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 808. The pincode of Jolkul 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
Jolkul 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
Jolkul has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Jolkul has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.