Gankar, Raghunathganj - I

Gankar is a village located in the Raghunathganj - I Subdivision of Murshidabad district of West Bengal. The village falls in Raghunathganj-I block and comes under Mirjapur Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Gankar is 5 thousands out of which 2.6 thousands are males and rest 2.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 951 females per 1000 males. There are around 706 teenagers in Gankar. It has literacy rate of 49% which means around 2.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.3 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 467 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 964 households in Gankar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 2.2 thousands. The pincode of Gankar is 742227 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gankar Sub Post office
• Adikantanagar Branch Post office
• Dafarpur Branch Post office
• Diar Raninagar Branch Post office
• Pasai Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Maldova Pankaj Kr. High School
• Mirzapur Dwijapada High School ( High School)
• Mirzapur Dr. J.N.Smriti Balika Vidlaya
• Sheikdighi High School
• Kantanagar High School

Hospitals

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

• Gankar Sub-Center
• Diar Raninagar Sub-Center
• Sitalpara Sub-Center
• Hazipur Sub-Center
• Katnai Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Indian Bank Sheikhdighi
• State Bank of India Mirzapur