Dhara Shimul, Khanakul - I
Dhara Shimul is a village located in the Khanakul - I Subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The village falls in Khanakul-I block and comes under Arunda Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Arambag parliament constituency and Pursurah assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Dhara Shimul is 3.4 thousands out of which 1.8 thousands are males and rest 1.6 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 917 females per 1000 males. There are around 354 teenagers in Dhara Shimul. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 2.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.5 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 822 households in Dhara Shimul, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.3 thousands. The pincode of Dhara Shimul is 712416 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Natibpur Sub Post office
- Mostafapur Branch Post office
- Palaspai Branch Post office
- Balaichak Branch Post office
- Chingra Branch Post office
Schools
Dhara Shimul has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Harishchak High School
- Balaichak Raja R.M. Vidyapith
- Natibpur Bhudeb Vidyalaya
- Mostafapur Gandhi High School
- Palashpai Bejoy Modak Uchcha Balika Vidyalaya
Hospitals
Dhara Shimul has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.