About Dankuni

Dankuni is a rapidly growing industrial town located close to the Kolkata, and it is the part of Hooghly District of West Bengal. This small Village or hamlet of Chakapad Tehsil is located in the district of Kandhamal (Odisha State), and is approximately 39 kms towards the eastern-side from the Phulbani district; while from Bhubaneswar, it is 166 kms far. It can be reached easily by road or railways from both Howrah as well as the Sealdah Station. Dankuni Junction railway station is 15 kms from the Howrah Station, and is located in the center of Dankuni. While the nearest airport to this town is the place of Dum Dum, that is situated 20 kms away from Dankuni. And it is also a very nearest place to many attractions that outskirts this city.

Geography of Dankuni

The region of Dankuni is skirted by places like Tikabali Tehsil (located on western side), and Khajuripada Tehsil (situated at northern side); while G.Udayagiri Tehsil lies at the southern side, and Phulbani Tehsil is situated at the western side. Some other hamlets such as Anugul and Asika, as well as the Hinjilicut are also very close to this city of Dankuni.

Demography of Dankuni

As per 2011 census (India), Dankuni had a total population of 2,49,840; amongst which, the Male population was 1,28,139, and population of females was 1,21,701. While, the population of children below the age of six was about 22,956. And the literacy rate was about 85.69 per cent. The language known or spoken at this city is Oriya, but even hindi is known and spoken by these people. Some people also speak Bengali language, as Dankuni is a part of West Bengal state. Apart from this, English is spoken by some of the literates.

Infrastructural Development of Dankuni

Dankuni is a recently developed town, which was modified by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). As per their Dankuni project, the total area of the town was about 4,846 acres; and out of which, 4,069 acres belongs to the town area; while 777 acres is meant for the industrial purposes. The total project area covers 20 villages; out of which, 5 villages as well as 15 parts of the villages have been distributed to the 4 police stations such as the Chanditala and Dankuni, the Serampore and Singur. Other projects include important railway stations in Dankuni, Gobra, Janai Road and Begampur, which are established over the Howrah to Bardhaman road. And the main road corridors that are included in the project are Durgapur Expressway (i.e, NH2) and Naity Road, even the project includes Delhi as well as Serampore to Siakhala Road. The project also covers, second Vivekananda Setu (a bridge, located across the Hooghly River) as well as the Belghoria Expressway situated via Nivedita Bridge that is near to the Dum Dum airport and can be reached within 30 minutes from Dankuni.

Shopping in Dankuni

Shopping is not a big thing, as you can shop anywhere you wish, but you need to find reliable stores and the special items that you can take to your home town. There are various types of hand-looms and handicrafts items that you can purchase from Dankuni; also, you can buy boutique, jewelery, or footwear, etc., which can either be purchased from small shops or shopping malls of Dankuni, as a remembrance of this city tour.

Garments Shops in Dankuni

Gunjari Boutique
Address : T. N. Mukherjee Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 905 165 2115

Jewellery Shops in Dankuni

Maa Raksha Kalli Jewelers
Address : TN Mukharjee Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)

Merina Stores
Address : Dankuni Rail Bazar,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)

Ghosh Jewellery
Address : No. 1, TN Mukherjee Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)

Electronics Shops in Dankuni

Krishna Electronic
Address : T N Mukherjee Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 983 140 9397

Arati Electronics
Address : Station Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 801 762 5785

Sikdar Electricals And Electronics
Address : Gupta Shopping Complex,
T N Mukherjee Road, Station Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712331, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 908 878 8651, +91 947 722 0488

Gupta Electric & Electronics
Address : T N Mukherjee Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 983 172 9962

Samsung Brand Smart
Address : T N Mukherjee Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 727 869 2096

Roy Electronic
Address : Sukhomay Appartment,
Mangal Chandi Mondir
T N Mukherjee Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 983 138 9978

Shopping Malls in Dankuni

RCM
Address: Champadanga-Dankuni Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712708, (Howrah, West Bengal)

Banti Bubli
Address: Durgapur Expressway, Station Pally,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)

Das Brothers
Address: Champadanga-Dankuni Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712708, (Howrah, West Bengal)

Shukhdev General Stores
Address: Station Pally,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)

Shukhdev General Stores
Address: Station Pally,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)

B.G Shopping Complex
Address: Opposite Bajaj Showroom,
TN Mukerjee Rd,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 905 161 1596

Great Eastern
Address: 2633, TN Mukerjee Road,
Housing Estate Colony,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)

Food in Dankuni

There is no dearth of restaurants in Dankuni where you can enjoy taste of the city. Visit fast food centres to get Pizzas, Burger, Papdi Chaat, etc.. Also, one would surely love the Gabbar, Red Velvet, Gelato Italiano, and some other desserts served in Dankuni. You can even visit hotels or restaurants to have your lunch and dinner, where you can enjoy Chinese food, Bengali, as well as some North and South Indian dishes.

Das Roll Centre
Address : T N Mukharjee Road,
Old State Bank,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Howrah, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 900 759 4468

Munna Hotel
Address : T N Mukharjee Road,
Dellhi Road Crossing
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Howrah, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 967 402 5694

New Aahar Restaurant
Address : T.N Mukherjee Road,
Subhas Pally,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Howrah, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 980 463 6370, +91 789 041 6916

Haji Biryani
Address : Ground Floor,
T N Mukherjee Road,
Near housing More,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Howrah, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 896 129 1035

Avik Fast Food Center
Address : Near Rail Way Gate,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712331, (Howrah, West Bengal)
Phone : 0332 659 5818
Mobile : +91 983 063 2401

Rups
Address : 3rd Floor,
Amar Bazaar Complex,
T N Mukherjee Road, Near Dankuni Rail Gate
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Howrah, West Bengal)
Phone : 0333 301 9047

Tourism in Dankuni

Though Dankuni is not a tourist place, you can just visit this place once to find out what all it includes in its womb! This place is too near to destinations like Hooghly and Howrah districts. And tourists can thus, get down at this city of Dankuni and browse the city once, before they move to the other cities, which have beautiful attractions.

Utilities and Services in Dankuni

Like other cities, one can find utilities and services in Dankuni, which are namely the courier services to courier the items that you purchase from here; telephone as well as postal services; even one can find mobile repair services, where all types of mobiles are repaired; also, banks that provide various services like rendering loans, and giving other customer services. Likewise, there are several services available in the Dankuni.

Courier Services in Dankuni

Shree Maruti Courier Service Pvt Ltd
Address : 156/B/4, Mrugnayani Shopping Centre,
B T Road, Near Sonali Cinema,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 700108, (Kolkata, West Bengal)
Phone : 0333 301 4977

Banks in Dankuni

Allahabad Bank
Address : Dankuni Branch Vill-Manoharpur,
T.n.mukherjee Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712331, (Hooghly, West Bengal)

Corporation Bank
T N Mukherjee Road,
Opposite Arunodaya Nursing Home
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Phone : 0321 226 9098

ICICI Bank Ltd
Address : Jaharjyoti Building,
T N Mukherjee Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 916 376 2528

HDFC Bank Ltd
Address : South Subhash Pally,
Opposite Milan Sangha Playground,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Phone : 3212-61606161, 3212-26591134

Corporation Bank
Address : T N Mukherjee Road,
Opposite Arunodaya Nursing Home
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Phone : 0321 226 9098

Bank Of India
Address : Matoshree Shopping Complex,
T N Mukherjee Road,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Phone : 3212-26594344

Uco Bank
Address : T N Mukherjee,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Hooghly, West Bengal)
Phone : 3212-26593466

Healthcare in Dankuni

Arunodaya Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Address : T N Mukerjee Rd,
Lichubagan, Station Pally,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Kolkata, West Bengal)
Phone : 0321 224 4567 ext. 244618

Motherland Nursing Home
Address : Railway Station Road,
Opp Netaji Sporting Club,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Kolkata, West Bengal)

Phoenix Hospital
Address : NH2,
Near Dankuni Toll Plaza,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712311, (Kolkata, West Bengal)
Phone : 0332 659 2233
Mobile : +91 980 404 1721

Dankuni Multi Speciality Hospital Private Ltd.
Address : Dankuni Super Market Manoharpur (East),
Sekhpara,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712331, (Kolkata, West Bengal)

Petrol Pumps in Dankuni

Chourasia Service Station
Address : Nh 2,
Par Dankuni,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 711224, (Kolkata, West Bengal)
Phone : 0332 659 1840

Dankuni Fill in Centre
Address : Durgapur Express Way,
Near Dankuni Dcc
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 711224, (Kolkata, West Bengal)
Phone : 0332 659 0980

Dankuni Super Service Station Petrol Pump
State Highway 13, Housing Estate Colony
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 711224, (Kolkata, West Bengal)
Mobile : +91 983 119 4582

Dakha Service Station
Address : No-1, Delhi Highway Road,
Maity Para, Opposite FCI Building,
City : Dankuni,
Pin Code : 712331, (Kolkata, West Bengal)
Phone : 0332 659 5388
Mobile : +91 933 053 4644, +91 943 306 5535

Transportation in Dankuni

Dankuni is connected via road, rail and airways. Dankuni Station lies on Howrah-Bardhaman chord and is linked with both Howrah and Sealdah. Dankuni railway station is about 15 kms from the station of Howrah, and lies at the middle of the Dankuni city. This railway station is considered as a part of Kolkata Suburban Railway System, which is a currently developing freight as well as the movements of wagon that surrounds the Dankuni Railway Station, and thereby connects both east and south-east railway line here. The region of Dankuni has a rapidly developing freight yard, where the traffic of goods are moved, as well as sorted and packed to deliver other destinations. Likewise, you can get regular passenger trains, and regular buses to Dankuni, and the very nearest airport is the Dum Dum airport, that is just 20 kms from this place of Dankuni. So, you can get down at this airport, and from there pick the local vehicles to reach Dankuni.

Dankuni Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Location : Dankuni Station Road, Station Pally, Dankuni, Distt.: Hooghly, West Bengal, India
Station code : DKAE
Division(s) : Howrah
Owned by : Indian Railways
Operated by : Eastern Railway
Line(s) : Howrah-Bardhaman chord and Calcutta Chord / Dankuni-Sealdah

Dankuni at a glance

Country : India
State : West Bengal
District : Hooghly
Population (2011)
• Total : 249,840
Languages
• Official : Bengali, English
Time zone : IST (UTC+5:30)