Lachka, Matigara, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Lachka


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

Travel and Communication for Lachka


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

Postal Address:
Lachka,
Darjeeling,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 734010

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Lachka


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

A brief summary of available data for Lachka 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 Lachka


As per available data from the year 2009, 1126 persons live in 225 house holds in the village Lachka. There are 567 female individuals and 559 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.36% and males constitute 49.64% of the total population.

There are 1110 scheduled castes persons of which 559 are females and 551 are males. Females constitute 50.36% and males constitute 49.64% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 98.58% of the total population.

Population density of Lachka is 1495.95 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Lachka


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Total area of Lachka is 75.27 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 69.2 ha. About 58.45 ha is un-irrigated area. About 10.75 ha is irrigated area. About 3.25 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 7.5 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 6.07 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Lachka


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Lachka.

There is a government primary school in the village Lachka.

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

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

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

Colleges in Lachka


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 Bairatisal, which is less than 5 kms away from Lachka.

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

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Thiknikata, which is 5-10 kms away from Lachka.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Lachka


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 5-10 kms away from Lachka.

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 5-10 kms away from Lachka.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Lachka


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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Lachka.

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Lachka.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Lachka.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Lachka.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Lachka.

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

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