Sahara, Pingla, Medinipur West, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sahara


The village Sahara is located in Pingla C.D.Block of Medinipur West District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Pingla Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Sahara


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

Postal Address:
Sahara,
Medinipur West,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 721144

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sahara


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

A brief summary of available data for Sahara 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 Sahara


As per available data from the year 2009, 1872 persons live in 482 house holds in the village Sahara. There are 922 female individuals and 950 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.25% and males constitute 50.75% of the total population.

There are 302 scheduled castes persons of which 145 are females and 157 are males. Females constitute 48.01% and males constitute 51.99% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 16.13% of the total population.

There are 637 scheduled tribes persons of which 325 are females and 312 are males. Females constitute 51.02% and males constitute 48.98% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 34.03% of the total population.

Population density of Sahara is 664.63 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sahara


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Total area of Sahara is 281.66 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

About 4 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.6 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sahara


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

There is a government primary school in the village Sahara.

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

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

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

Colleges in Sahara


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 Tamathani, which is more than 10 kms away from Sahara.

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

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

There is a private management institute in the village Sahara.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sahara


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

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

There is a private differently abled school in the village Sahara.

Healthcare Facilities in Sahara


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

There is a primary health centre with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Sahara.

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

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

There is a TB clinic with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Sahara.

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

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

There is a dispensary with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Sahara.

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

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

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

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

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