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Dhania is a
census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in the Amdanga CD block in the
Barasat Sadar subdivision Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community development block) to Bidhannagar subdiv ...
in the
North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...
in the
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. It is renown as Gadamara.


Geography


Location

Dhania is located at .


Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% 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

India
census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses inc ...
, Dhania had a population of 6659; of this, 3403 are male, 3256 female. (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.) Dhania has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.


Transport

National Highway 12 (old numbering NH 34) passes through Dhania.


Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Dhania covered an area of 3.6511 km2. It had 2-3 primary school, 1 high school and 2 college. The nearest hospital was 6 km away, the nearest dispensary/ health center was 4 km away, the nearest family welfare center was 6 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare clinic was 7 km away and the nearest maternity home was 6 km away.


Healthcare

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


See also

Map of Amdanga CD Block
on Page 339 of District Census Handbook.


References

{{North 24 Parganas District Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district