Jhara, Kumarganj, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jhara


The village Jhara 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 Jhara


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jhara


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

A brief summary of available data for Jhara 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 Jhara


As per available data from the year 2009, 1773 persons live in 428 house holds in the village Jhara. There are 869 female individuals and 904 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.01% and males constitute 50.99% of the total population.

There are 14 scheduled castes persons of which 5 are females and 9 are males. Females constitute 35.71% and males constitute 64.29% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.79% of the total population.

There are 456 scheduled tribes persons of which 229 are females and 227 are males. Females constitute 50.22% and males constitute 49.78% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 25.72% of the total population.

Population density of Jhara is 318.08 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jhara


Maps, reports and datasets of Jhara 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 Jhara is 557.41 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 464.57 ha. About 411.15 ha is un-irrigated area. About 53.42 ha is irrigated area. About 46.47 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 6.95 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 72.79 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 20.05 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Jhara


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Jhara.

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

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

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

Colleges in Jhara


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 Patiram, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhara.

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

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 Jhara.

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

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 Jhara.

Other Educational Facilities in Jhara


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Mulgram, which is less than 5 kms away from Jhara.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Jhara.

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 Jhara.

Healthcare Facilities in Jhara


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Jhara.

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

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

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

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

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