| Dhania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.9113°N 88.5345°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | North 24 Parganas |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.65 |
| Population Total: | 6,659 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Barasat |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Iso Code: | IN-WB |
Dhania is a census town in the Amdanga CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is renown as Gadamara.
Dhania is located at 22.9113°N 88.5345°W.
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[1] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[2] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
India census, Dhania had a population of 6659; of this, 3403 are male, 3256 female.[4] Dhania has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
National Highway 12 (old numbering NH 34) passes through Dhania.[5]
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Dhania covered an area of 3.6511 km2. It had 2-3 primary school, 1 high school and 2 college. The nearest hospital was 6 km away, the nearest dispensary/ health center was 4 km away, the nearest family welfare center was 6 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare clinic was 7 km away and the nearest maternity home was 6 km away.[6]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[7]
Map of Amdanga CD Block on Page 339 of District Census Handbook.[8]