Dhak Chhara, Balagarh, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Dhak Chhara


The village Dhak Chhara is located in Balagarh C.D.Block of Hooghly District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Balagarh Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Dhak Chhara


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dhak Chhara


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

A brief summary of available data for Dhak Chhara 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 Dhak Chhara


As per available data from the year 2009, 2317 persons live in 555 house holds in the village Dhak Chhara. There are 1128 female individuals and 1189 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.68% and males constitute 51.32% of the total population.

There are 359 scheduled castes persons of which 183 are females and 176 are males. Females constitute 50.97% and males constitute 49.03% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 15.49% of the total population.

There are 253 scheduled tribes persons of which 118 are females and 135 are males. Females constitute 46.64% and males constitute 53.36% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 10.92% of the total population.

Population density of Dhak Chhara is 980.04 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dhak Chhara


Maps, reports and datasets of Dhak Chhara on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Dhak Chhara is 236.42 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 173.02 ha. About 173.02 ha is irrigated area. About 92.7 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 10 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 70.32 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 59.4 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 4 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Dhak Chhara


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

There is a government primary school in the village Dhak Chhara.

There are no middle schools in the village Dhak Chhara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

Colleges in Dhak Chhara


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 Jirat, which is less than 5 kms away from Dhak Chhara.

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

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhak Chhara.

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Mogra, which is 5-10 kms away from Dhak Chhara.

Other Educational Facilities in Dhak Chhara


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Balagarh, which is 5-10 kms away from Dhak Chhara.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Dhak Chhara 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 Bandel, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhak Chhara.

Healthcare Facilities in Dhak Chhara


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

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

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

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

There is no TB clinic in the village Dhak Chhara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Dhak Chhara.

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Dhak Chhara.

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

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

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