Khand, Rajgarhi, Uttar Kashi, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Khand


The village Khand is located in Rajgarhi Tahsil of Uttar Kashi District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Masalgaon Gram Panchayat. It comes under Naugaon Community Development Block. The nearest town is Barkot, which is about 18 kilometers away from Khand.

Travel and Communication for Khand


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

Postal Address:
Khand,
Uttar Kashi,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 249141

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Khand


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

A brief summary of available data for Khand 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 Khand


As per available data from the year 2009, 297 persons live in 57 house holds in the village Khand. There are 156 female individuals and 141 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.53% and males constitute 47.47% of the total population.

There are 192 scheduled castes persons of which 99 are females and 93 are males. Females constitute 51.56% and males constitute 48.44% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 64.65% of the total population.

Population density of Khand is 311.19 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Khand


Maps, reports and datasets of Khand on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Khand is 95.44 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 63.93 ha. About 43.7 ha is un-irrigated area. About 20.33 ha is irrigated area. About 20.23 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 18.29 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2.11 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 1.12 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 0.83 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.31 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5.74 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Khand


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

There is a government primary school in the village Khand.

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

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gangtari, which is less than 5 kms away from Khand.

Colleges in Khand


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 Barkot, which is more than 10 kms away from Khand.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Khand


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Khand


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Khand.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Khand.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Khand.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Khand.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Khand.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Khand.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Khand.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Khand.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Khand.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Khand.

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

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

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