Nikash, Jangipara

Nikash is a village located in the Jangipara Subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The village falls in Jangipara block and comes under Dilakash Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Nikash is 1.1 thousands out of which 566 are males and rest 544 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 961 females per 1000 males. There are around 106 teenagers in Nikash. It has literacy rate of 79% which means around 878 persons can read and write. Total 364 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 245 households in Nikash, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 424. The pincode of Nikash is 712404 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Jangipara Sub Post office
• Lakshmanpur Branch Post office
• Mundalika Branch Post office
• Prasadpur Branch Post office
• Dilakash Branch Post office

Schools

Nikash has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Jangipara Balika Vidyalaya
• Jangipara D.N. High School
• Lakshmanpur Panchanan High School
• Borhal Kamala Devi Pratisthan (High School)
• Prosadpur High School

Hospitals

Nikash has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Dilakash Sub-Center
• Prosadpur Sub-Center
• Ajodhya Sub-Center
• Jangipara Sub-Center
• Dingalhati Sub-Center

Banks

Nikash has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Jangipara
• State Bank of India Jangipara
• Union Bank of India Mundalika
• UCO Bank Jangipara
• The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Jangipara