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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ratheswar singh
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- LGD code
- 332448
- Pincode
- 723129
- Post office
- Bundwan
- Population
- 1,896
- Households
- 351
- Literacy rate
- 54.1%
- Sex ratio
- 998 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 744
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhadka compares
By population, Dhadka ranks #6 of 134 villages in Bundwan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.1%
+1.6% vs mandal average
- Dhadka
- 54.1%
- Bundwan mandal
- 52.5%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
+8 vs mandal average
- Dhadka
- 998
- Bundwan mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Dhadka
- 5.4
- Bundwan mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhadka at a glance
Dhadka is a village of 1,896 people in 351 households (Census 2011) in Bundwan block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 6th-largest of 134 villages in Bundwan block. Literacy is 54%, 2 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723129, served by Bundwan post office; the LGD village code is 332448. The sarpanch is Ratheswar singh, and the village votes in Bandwan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Labsen Baskey. The population is estimated at 2,235 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhadka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 2
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 317.65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 16.07
- Forest area (ha)
- 90.25
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhadka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhadka
- LGD code
- 332448
- Pincode
- 723129
- Post office
- Bundwan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,896
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,235
- Households
- 351
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 998
- Literacy rate
- 54.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bandwan
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Labsen Baskey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ratheswar singh
- Block / Mandal
- Bundwan
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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