Dhania, West Bengal

Dhania
Census Town
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,659
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration WB
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Dhania is a census town under Amdanga (community development block) (Sub District) in Barasat Sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Dhania had a population of 6659; of this, 3403 are male, 3256 female.[1] Dhania has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Primary census abstract data". Census of India. Retrieved 23 February 2014. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
  2. ↑ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved 2007-08-24.


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