Dhankar, Patashpur-I

Dhankar is a village located in the Potashpur - I Subdivision of Medinipur East district of West Bengal. The village falls in Patashpur-I block and comes under Chistipur-II Gram Panchayat.

As on May 2024, the current population of Dhankar is 2.9 thousands out of which 1.5 thousands are males and rest 1.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 948 females per 1000 males. There are around 274 teenagers in Dhankar. It has literacy rate of 80% which means around 2.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 62 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 684 households in Dhankar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.5 thousands. The pincode of Dhankar is 721458 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Palpara SO East Midnapore
• Dhankar Branch Post office
• Bibhisanpur Branch Post office
• Noonhanda Branch Post office
• Panchahari Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Dhankar Paschim Shishu Shiksha Kendra

Hospitals

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

• Jagannathchak Sub-Center
• Bhivisanpur Primary Health Center
• Simulia GP Sub-Center
• Banamalipur Sub-Center
• Purbahari Sub-Center