Kanikar, Dhaniakhali
Kanikar is a village located in the Dhaniakhali Subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dhaniakhali block and comes under Bhandarhati-II Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Arambag parliament constituency and Tarakeswar assembly constituency.
As on April 2025, the current population of Kanikar is 820 out of which 415 are males and rest 405 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 976 females per 1000 males. There are around 74 teenagers in Kanikar. It has literacy rate of 69% which means around 562 persons can read and write. Total 89 people belonging to scheduled caste and 392 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 183 households in Kanikar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 500. The pincode of Kanikar is 712301 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Bhandarhati Sub Post office
- Mandra Branch Post office
- New Chandpur Branch Post office
- Alipur Nayanagar Branch Post office
- Dakshin Basudebpur Branch Post office
Schools
Kanikar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Bhanderhati B.M. Institution
- Bhanderhati Balika Bani Mandir
- Mandra B.C.G. Vidyamandir
- Kanuibanka High School
- Bhandarhati Brindaban Vidyamandir Primary
Hospitals
Kanikar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Dhantikary Sub-Center
- Mandra Sub-Center
- Olipur Sub-Center
- Belmuri Primary Health Center
- Bhanderhati Sub-Center
Banks
Kanikar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.