Sarai, Bansihari, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sarai


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

Travel and Communication for Sarai


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sarai


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

A brief summary of available data for Sarai 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 Sarai


As per available data from the year 2009, 1586 persons live in 362 house holds in the village Sarai. There are 770 female individuals and 816 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.55% and males constitute 51.45% of the total population.

There are 678 scheduled castes persons of which 333 are females and 345 are males. Females constitute 49.12% and males constitute 50.88% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 42.75% of the total population.

There are 157 scheduled tribes persons of which 76 are females and 81 are males. Females constitute 48.41% and males constitute 51.59% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 9.9% of the total population.

Population density of Sarai is 847.81 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sarai


Maps, reports and datasets of Sarai 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 Sarai is 187.07 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 141.07 ha. About 41 ha is un-irrigated area. About 100.07 ha is irrigated area. About 10.5 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 34.57 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 40 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 15 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 16 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 30 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sarai


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Sarai.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Sarai.

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

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

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

Colleges in Sarai


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 Gangarampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sarai.

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

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 Sarai.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Buniadpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Sarai.

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 Sarai.

Other Educational Facilities in Sarai


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Sarai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Sarai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sarai


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

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

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

There are 2 maternity and child welfare centres with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Sarai.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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