Jhakra, Chandrakona - II
Jhakra is a village located in the Chandrakona - II Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Chandrakona-II block and comes under Bandipur-I Gram Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Jhakra is 5.5 thousands out of which 2.8 thousands are males and rest 2.7 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 985 females per 1000 males. There are around 564 teenagers in Jhakra. It has literacy rate of 74% which means around 4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.9 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 621 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.2 thousands households in Jhakra, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.9 thousands. The pincode of Jhakra is 721201 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Chandrakona Sub Post office
- Amsole Branch Post office
- Dhanyagachi Branch Post office
- Jayantipur Branch Post office
- Kalla Branch Post office
Schools
Jhakra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Palashchabri Nigamananda High School (High School) Upry.
- Andharnayan High School (High School) Upry.
- Chandrakona Jirat High School Upry.
- Jhankra High School Upry.
- Maheshpur High School U.Primary
Hospitals
Jhakra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kenckapur Sub-Center
- Basanchora Primary Health Center
- Chaitanyapur Sub-Center
- Kadamtala Sub-Center
- Jhankra Sub-Center
Banks
Jhakra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.