Basanti, Kumarganj, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Basanti


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

Travel and Communication for Basanti


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

Postal Address:
Basanti,
Dinajpur Dakshin,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733141

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Basanti


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

A brief summary of available data for Basanti 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 Basanti


As per available data from the year 2009, 1361 persons live in 322 house holds in the village Basanti. There are 654 female individuals and 707 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.05% and males constitute 51.95% of the total population.

There are 478 scheduled castes persons of which 232 are females and 246 are males. Females constitute 48.54% and males constitute 51.46% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 35.12% of the total population.

There are 141 scheduled tribes persons of which 66 are females and 75 are males. Females constitute 46.81% and males constitute 53.19% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 10.36% of the total population.

Population density of Basanti is 759.06 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Basanti


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Total area of Basanti is 179.3 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 166.3 ha. About 89.8 ha is un-irrigated area. About 76.5 ha is irrigated area. About 60 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 16.5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 6 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 7 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Basanti


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Basanti.

There is a government middle school in the village Basanti.

There is a government secondary school in the village Basanti.

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

Colleges in Basanti


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 Basanti.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Basanti


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dangarhat, which is 5-10 kms away from Basanti.

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

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 Basanti.

Healthcare Facilities in Basanti


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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Basanti.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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