Cherapara, Kushmundi, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Cherapara


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

Travel and Communication for Cherapara


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Cherapara


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

A brief summary of available data for Cherapara 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 Cherapara


As per available data from the year 2009, 301 persons live in 76 house holds in the village Cherapara. There are 156 female individuals and 145 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.83% and males constitute 48.17% of the total population.

There are 214 scheduled tribes persons of which 112 are females and 102 are males. Females constitute 52.34% and males constitute 47.66% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 71.1% of the total population.

Population density of Cherapara is 386.79 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Cherapara


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Total area of Cherapara is 77.82 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 65.8 ha. About 43.8 ha is un-irrigated area. About 22 ha is irrigated area. About 4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 18 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 8.5 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2.52 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Cherapara


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

There is a government primary school in the village Cherapara.

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

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kushmandi, which is more than 10 kms away from Cherapara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kushmandi, which is more than 10 kms away from Cherapara.

Colleges in Cherapara


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 Raiganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Cherapara.

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

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 Cherapara.

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 Cherapara.

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 Cherapara.

Other Educational Facilities in Cherapara


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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Cherapara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Cherapara


There is no community health centre in the village Cherapara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no primary health centre in the village Cherapara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no primary health sub-centre in the village Cherapara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no maternity and child welfare centre in the village Cherapara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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