Rapkata, Balarampur, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Rapkata


The village Rapkata is located in Balarampur C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Balarampur Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Rapkata


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

Postal Address:
Rapkata,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723143

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Rapkata


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

A brief summary of available data for Rapkata 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 Rapkata


As per available data from the year 2009, 1211 persons live in 244 house holds in the village Rapkata. There are 596 female individuals and 615 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.22% and males constitute 50.78% of the total population.

There are 38 scheduled castes persons of which 17 are females and 21 are males. Females constitute 44.74% and males constitute 55.26% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.14% of the total population.

There are 213 scheduled tribes persons of which 106 are females and 107 are males. Females constitute 49.77% and males constitute 50.23% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 17.59% of the total population.

Population density of Rapkata is 464.66 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Rapkata


Maps, reports and datasets of Rapkata 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 Rapkata is 260.62 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 247.82 ha. About 232.94 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.8 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 10.08 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 8.24 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 4.56 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Rapkata


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Rapkata.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Rapkata.

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

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

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

Colleges in Rapkata


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 Balarampur, which is 5-10 kms away from Rapkata.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Rapkata


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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Malti, which is 5-10 kms away from Rapkata.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Rapkata


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is no mobile health centre in the village Rapkata or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no family welfare centre in the village Rapkata or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Additional links