Geographic Location of Raikhan

The village Raikhan 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 Raikhan

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

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Raikhan

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A brief summary of available data for Raikhan is given below:

Social Structure of Raikhan

As per available data from the year 2009, 864 persons live in 175 house holds in the village Raikhan. There are 408 female individuals and 456 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.22% and males constitute 52.78% of the total population.

There are 100 scheduled castes persons of which 56 are females and 44 are males. Females constitute 56% and males constitute 44% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 11.57% of the total population.

Population density of Raikhan is 1172 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Raikhan

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Total area of Raikhan is 73.72 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 43.35 ha. About 29.62 ha is un-irrigated area. About 13.73 ha is irrigated area. About 2.15 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 11.58 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 16.36 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 14.01 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Raikhan

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

There is a government primary school in the village Raikhan.

There is a government middle school in the village Raikhan.

There is a government secondary school in the village Raikhan.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Raikhan.

Colleges in Raikhan

There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Raikhan or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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 Raikhan.

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

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 Raikhan.

Other Educational Facilities in Raikhan

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Balurghat, which is more than 10 kms away from Raikhan.

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 Raikhan.

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 Raikhan.

Healthcare Facilities in Raikhan

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Raikhan.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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