Dank observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Dank is a village in Haripal mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,263 and 266 households. It has a literacy rate of 65.6% and is situated at coordinates 22.863°N, 88.178°E.
By population, Dank ranks #83 of 153 villages in Haripal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dank is a village of 1,263 people in 266 households (Census 2011) in Haripal block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 83rd-largest of 153 villages in Haripal block. Literacy is 66%, 5 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Hooghly district centre, 15 km from Bara Kamalapur, the nearest town, 2 km from Chandanpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712407, served by Nalikul post office; the LGD village code is 325409. The nearest hospital or health centre is Porabazar Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is SWAPAN KUMAR GHOSH, and the village votes in Haripal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhumita Ghosh. The population is estimated at 1,413 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dank · this village | 1,263 | 66% | — |
| Bade Digaria · Haripal | 357 | 60% | 0.7 km N |
| Baje Ichhlampur · Haripal | 923 | 80% | 1.6 km S |
| Porra · Haripal | 1,039 | 55% | 1.7 km NE |
| Kasimerpur · Haripal | 1,154 | 74% | 2 km W |
| Bamanjol · Haripal | 1,936 | 74% | 2.2 km NW |
| Parjana · Haripal | 1,478 | 76% | 2.3 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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