Dhekiya, Purulia - I

Dhekiya is a village located in the Purulia - I Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Purulia-I block and comes under Durku Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Purulia parliament constituency and Balarampur assembly constituency.

As on November 2024, the current population of Dhekiya is 263 out of which 141 are males and rest 122 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 865 females per 1000 males. There are around 45 teenagers in Dhekiya. It has literacy rate of 46% which means around 120 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 38 households in Dhekiya, which means every family has 7 members on average. The village has working population of 72. The pincode of Dhekiya is 723102 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dulminadiha Sub Post office
• Palma Penchara Branch Post office
• Durku Branch Post office
• Kotloi Branch Post office
• Pundru Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Gobindapur High School(High School)
• Purulia Zilla School
• Sri R.K.T.M.High School
• Gouradag High School(High School)
• Purulia Netaji Vidyapith

Hospitals

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

• Pandrama Sub-Center
• Karamara Sub-Center
• Kotlui Sub-Center
• Damda Sub-Center
• Durku Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Canara Bank Nadiha Para Purulia
• Punjab National Bank Dulmi