Gayen, Kharibari, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gayen


The village Gayen is located in Kharibari C.D.Block of Darjeeling District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Kharibari Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Gayen


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Gayen,
Darjeeling,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 734427

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gayen


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

A brief summary of available data for Gayen 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 Gayen


As per available data from the year 2009, 1469 persons live in 308 house holds in the village Gayen. There are 725 female individuals and 744 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.35% and males constitute 50.65% of the total population.

There are 617 scheduled castes persons of which 300 are females and 317 are males. Females constitute 48.62% and males constitute 51.38% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 42% of the total population.

Population density of Gayen is 622.64 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gayen


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Total area of Gayen is 235.93 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 164.5 ha. About 162.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 2 ha is irrigated area. About 2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 58.49 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 12.95 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Gayen


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Gayen.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Gayen.

There is a government middle school in the village Gayen.

There is a government secondary school in the village Gayen.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kharibari, which is 5-10 kms away from Gayen.

Colleges in Gayen


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 Naxalbari, which is more than 10 kms away from Gayen.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gayen


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Gayen


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

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

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

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Gayen.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Gayen or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Gayen or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no veterinary hospital in the village Gayen or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Gayen or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no family welfare centre in the village Gayen or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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