Puntair, Kumarganj, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Puntair


The village Puntair 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 Puntair


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

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Puntair


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

A brief summary of available data for Puntair 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 Puntair


As per available data from the year 2009, 647 persons live in 168 house holds in the village Puntair. There are 319 female individuals and 328 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.3% and males constitute 50.7% of the total population.

There are 15 scheduled castes persons of which 8 are females and 7 are males. Females constitute 53.33% and males constitute 46.67% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.32% of the total population.

There are 98 scheduled tribes persons of which 48 are females and 50 are males. Females constitute 48.98% and males constitute 51.02% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 15.15% of the total population.

Population density of Puntair is 1117.64 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Puntair


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Total area of Puntair is 57.89 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 46.89 ha. About 16.68 ha is un-irrigated area. About 30.21 ha is irrigated area. About 22.21 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 8 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 5.77 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 5.23 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Puntair


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

There is a government primary school in the village Puntair.

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

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

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

Colleges in Puntair


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 Puntair.

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 Puntair.

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 Puntair.

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 Puntair.

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 Puntair.

Other Educational Facilities in Puntair


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 Puntair.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Jhara, which is less than 5 kms away from Puntair.

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 Puntair.

Healthcare Facilities in Puntair


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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