Purpahar, Shikaripara, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Purpahar


The village Purpahar is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Bakijor Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 36 kilometers away from Purpahar.

Travel and Communication for Purpahar


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Purpahar


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Purpahar is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Purpahar is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Purpahar


As per available data from the year 2009, 87 persons live in 20 house holds in the village Purpahar. There are 46 female individuals and 41 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.87% and males constitute 47.13% of the total population.

There are 87 scheduled tribes persons of which 46 are females and 41 are males. Females constitute 52.87% and males constitute 47.13% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 100% of the total population.

Population density of Purpahar is 46.77 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Purpahar


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Total area of Purpahar is 186 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 24.9 ha. About 21.2 ha is un-irrigated area. About 3.7 ha is irrigated area. About 3.7 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 32.82 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 32.28 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.1 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 6.13 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 4.69 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.65 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 26.73 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Purpahar


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There are no private or government primary schools in the village. However, there is a private primary school in Kalyanpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Purpahar.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Sarasdangal, which is 5-10 kms away from Purpahar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

Colleges in Purpahar


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

Other Educational Facilities in Purpahar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

Healthcare Facilities in Purpahar


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Purpahar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Purpahar.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Purpahar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Purpahar.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Purpahar.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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