Shalkhair, Kushmundi, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Shalkhair


The village Shalkhair 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 Shalkhair


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

Postal Address:
Shalkhair,
Dinajpur Dakshin,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733121

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shalkhair


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

A brief summary of available data for Shalkhair 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 Shalkhair


As per available data from the year 2009, 138 persons live in 32 house holds in the village Shalkhair. There are 71 female individuals and 67 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.45% and males constitute 48.55% of the total population.

There are 138 scheduled castes persons of which 71 are females and 67 are males. Females constitute 51.45% and males constitute 48.55% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 100% of the total population.

Population density of Shalkhair is 131.6 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shalkhair


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Total area of Shalkhair is 104.86 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 76.4 ha. About 24.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 52.3 ha is irrigated area. About 38.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 14.1 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 21.6 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 6.86 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Shalkhair


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

There is a government primary school in the village Shalkhair.

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

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

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

Colleges in Shalkhair


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 Buniadpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Shalkhair.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Shalkhair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Shalkhair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Buniadpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Shalkhair.

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 Shalkhair.

Other Educational Facilities in Shalkhair


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 Shalkhair.

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 Shalkhair.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Shalkhair


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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Shalkhair.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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