Dhanyakuria
Dhanyakuria | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
Dhanyakuria castle | |
| Coordinates: 22°42′12″N 88°45′26″E / 22.703409°N 88.757243°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,148 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743437 |
| Telephone code | 03217 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Basirhat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Basirhat Uttar |
| Website | north24parganas |
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 Kayastha zamindar or landowner from eastern Bengal.