Katasan, Kushmundi, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Katasan


The village Katasan 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 Katasan


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

Postal Address:
Katasan,
Dinajpur Dakshin,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733132

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Katasan


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

A brief summary of available data for Katasan 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 Katasan


As per available data from the year 2009, 1604 persons live in 378 house holds in the village Katasan. There are 802 female individuals and 802 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the total population.

There are 578 scheduled castes persons of which 292 are females and 286 are males. Females constitute 50.52% and males constitute 49.48% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 36.03% of the total population.

There are 151 scheduled tribes persons of which 81 are females and 70 are males. Females constitute 53.64% and males constitute 46.36% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 9.41% of the total population.

Population density of Katasan is 855.56 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Katasan


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Total area of Katasan is 187.48 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 145.28 ha. About 33.53 ha is un-irrigated area. About 111.75 ha is irrigated area. About 43 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 68.75 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 40.2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Katasan


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

There is a government primary school in the village Katasan.

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

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

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

Colleges in Katasan


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 Gangarampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Katasan.

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

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 Katasan.

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 Katasan.

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 Katasan.

Other Educational Facilities in Katasan


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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Raiganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Katasan.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Katasan


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Katasan.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Katasan.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Katasan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Katasan.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Katasan.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Katasan.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Katasan.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Katasan.

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

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