Porajhar, Kumarganj, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Porajhar


The village Porajhar 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 Porajhar


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Porajhar


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

A brief summary of available data for Porajhar 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 Porajhar


As per available data from the year 2009, 577 persons live in 125 house holds in the village Porajhar. There are 275 female individuals and 302 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.66% and males constitute 52.34% of the total population.

There are 4 scheduled castes persons of which 2 are females and 2 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.69% of the total population.

There are 184 scheduled tribes persons of which 83 are females and 101 are males. Females constitute 45.11% and males constitute 54.89% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 31.89% of the total population.

Population density of Porajhar is 646.21 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Porajhar


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Total area of Porajhar is 89.29 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 70.49 ha. About 3.69 ha is un-irrigated area. About 66.8 ha is irrigated area. About 3.45 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 60.7 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.65 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 12.8 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 6 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Porajhar


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

There is a government primary school in the village Porajhar.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Bahicha, which is 5-10 kms away from Porajhar.

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

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

Colleges in Porajhar


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 5-10 kms away from Porajhar.

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

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 Porajhar.

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

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 Porajhar.

Other Educational Facilities in Porajhar


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

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 Porajhar.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Porajhar


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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