Benikandar, Islampur
Benikandar is a village located in the Islampur Subdivision of Dinajpur Uttar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Islampur block and comes under Matikunda-II Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raiganj parliament constituency and Islampur assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Benikandar is 3.2 thousands out of which 1.6 thousands are males and rest 1.5 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 944 females per 1000 males. There are around 560 teenagers in Benikandar. It has literacy rate of 38% which means around 1.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 250 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 621 households in Benikandar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.2 thousands. The pincode of Benikandar is 733202 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Islampur SO North Dinajpur
- Islampur Court Sub Post office
- Amaljhari Branch Post office
- BurhijagirBO Branch Post office
- State Farm Colony Branch Post office
Schools
Benikandar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Matikunda High School
- Patagora High School
- Khabargaon Rahatpur High Madrash
- Sonapur Hat M.G.High School (H/s)
- Islampur High School
Hospitals
Benikandar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Konivita Sub-Center
- Kundargaon Sub-Center
- Islampur Sub-Divisional Hospital
- Bhakti Sub-Center
- Pothia Sub-Center
Banks
Benikandar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.