Dhanyakuria

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FieldValue
nameDhanyakuria
settlement_typeCensus Town
image_skylineGAYEN CASTLE AT DHANNAKURIYA.jpg
image_captionDhanyakuria castle
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal#India3
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2North 24 Parganas
established_title
unit_prefMetric
population_total5,148
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code743437
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code03217
registration_plateWB
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Basirhat
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Basirhat Uttar
website
iso_codeIN-WB
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| name = Dhanyakuria | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Census Town | image_skyline = GAYEN CASTLE AT DHANNAKURIYA.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Dhanyakuria castle | pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3 | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = West Bengal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = North 24 Parganas | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 5,148 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 743437 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 03217 | registration_plate = WB | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Basirhat | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Basirhat Uttar | website = | iso_code = IN-WB | footnotes = Dhanyakuria is a census town in the Basirhat II CD block in the Basirhat subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

The town is home to the Gain Castle, a prominent rajbari or mansion owned by the local Gain family which traces its ancestry to Mahendranath Gain, a wealthy 18th century Bengali landowner from eastern Bengal.

Geography

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Location

Dhanyakuria is located at .

Area overview

The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area. A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India Dhanyakuria had a total population of 5,148, of which 2,640 (51%) were males and 2,508 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 415. The total number of literate persons in Dhanyakuria was 4,069 (85.97% of the population over 6 years).

As of the 2001 India census, Dhanyakuria had a population of 4,168. Males constitute 51% of the population. Dhanyakuria has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and, female literacy is 68%. In Dhanyakuria, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Dhanyakuri Higher Secondary School is a co-educational school.

Healthcare

Dhanyakuria Rural Hospital at Dhanyakuria with 30 beds in the main medical facility in Basirhat II CD Block, there are primary health centres at Sikra Kulingram (with 6 beds) and Rajendrapur (with 10 beds).

North 24 Parganas district is one of the areas where groundwater is affected by arsenic contamination.

References

References

  1. [http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] {{webarchive. link. (21 July 2011)
  2. (6 December 2009). "Noble Families of Bengal". Somen Sengupta.
  3. (27 August 2014). ""English" Castle at a Village of Palaces". WordPress.
  4. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009.
  6. "District Statistical Handbook". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  7. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  8. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  9. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  10. "Dhanyakuri Higher Secondary School". Target Study.
  11. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.
  12. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". SOES.

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