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Dhanyakuria

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.

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Settlement.timezone1: IST
Settlement.name: Dhanyakuria
Settlement.settlement_type: Census Town
Settlement.image_skyline: GAYEN CASTLE AT DHANNAKURIYA.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Dhanyakuria castle
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: North 24 Parganas
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 5,148
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official

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Demographics
Education
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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.