Damahar, Gangarampur, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Damahar


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

Travel and Communication for Damahar


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Damahar


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

A brief summary of available data for Damahar 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 Damahar


As per available data from the year 2009, 748 persons live in 173 house holds in the village Damahar. There are 368 female individuals and 380 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.2% and males constitute 50.8% of the total population.

There are 46 scheduled castes persons of which 21 are females and 25 are males. Females constitute 45.65% and males constitute 54.35% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.15% of the total population.

There are 41 scheduled tribes persons of which 16 are females and 25 are males. Females constitute 39.02% and males constitute 60.98% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 5.48% of the total population.

Population density of Damahar is 1146.89 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Damahar


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Total area of Damahar is 65.22 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 60.7 ha. About 40.7 ha is un-irrigated area. About 20 ha is irrigated area. About 19 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 3.31 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.21 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Damahar


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

There is a government primary school in the village Damahar.

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

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

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

Colleges in Damahar


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 less than 5 kms away from Damahar.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Damahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Damahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Damahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Damahar


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

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

There are no differently abled schools in the village Damahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Damahar


There is no community health centre in the village Damahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no primary health centre in the village Damahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no primary health sub-centre in the village Damahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no maternity and child welfare centre in the village Damahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no TB clinic in the village Damahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Damahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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

There is no family welfare centre in the village Damahar 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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