Santara, Balurghat, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Santara


The village Santara is located in Balurghat C.D.Block of Dinajpur Dakshin District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Balurghat Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Santara


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

Postal Address:
Santara,
Dinajpur Dakshin,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733103

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Santara


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

A brief summary of available data for Santara 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 Santara


As per available data from the year 2009, 469 persons live in 108 house holds in the village Santara. There are 224 female individuals and 245 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.76% and males constitute 52.24% of the total population.

There are 77 scheduled castes persons of which 34 are females and 43 are males. Females constitute 44.16% and males constitute 55.84% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 16.42% of the total population.

There are 356 scheduled tribes persons of which 174 are females and 182 are males. Females constitute 48.88% and males constitute 51.12% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 75.91% of the total population.

Population density of Santara is 410.47 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Santara


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Total area of Santara is 114.26 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 19 ha. About 19 ha is irrigated area. About 16 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 17.31 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 77.95 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Santara


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

There is a government primary school in the village Santara.

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

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

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

Colleges in Santara


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 Balurghat, which is more than 10 kms away from Santara.

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

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

There are no management institutes in the village Santara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Santara


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Santara


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Santara.

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Santara.

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

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

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

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

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

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