Kharu, Dhaniakhali
Kharu is a village located in the Dhaniakhali Subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dhaniakhali block and comes under Gudubari-II Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Hooghly parliament constituency and Dhanekhali assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Kharu is 1.9 thousands out of which 956 are males and rest 927 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 970 females per 1000 males. There are around 152 teenagers in Kharu. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 801 people belonging to scheduled caste and 142 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 459 households in Kharu, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.1 thousands. The pincode of Kharu is 712308 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Khanpur SO Hooghly
- Chopa Branch Post office
- Gurbari Branch Post office
- Kharua Branch Post office
- Siptai Branch Post office
Schools
Kharu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Gurbari M B A C High School(High School)
- Maharampur Matilal Vidyamandir
- Shiptai Mahula S.R.Institution
- Gurbari Primary School
- Belgachia B.B.A.S.High School
Hospitals
Kharu has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.