Geographic Location of Penchara

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

Travel and Communication for Penchara

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

Postal Address:
Penchara,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723101

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Penchara

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A brief summary of available data for Penchara is given below:

Social Structure of Penchara

As per available data from the year 2009, 2614 persons live in 467 house holds in the village Penchara. There are 1270 female individuals and 1344 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.58% and males constitute 51.42% of the total population.

There are 246 scheduled castes persons of which 128 are females and 118 are males. Females constitute 52.03% and males constitute 47.97% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.41% of the total population.

There are 290 scheduled tribes persons of which 142 are females and 148 are males. Females constitute 48.97% and males constitute 51.03% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 11.09% of the total population.

Population density of Penchara is 530.33 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Penchara

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Total area of Penchara is 492.9 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 333.87 ha. About 209.63 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 120.24 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 53.3 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 70.73 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Penchara

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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Penchara.

There is a government middle school in the village Penchara.

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

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

Colleges in Penchara

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 Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Penchara.

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

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

There are no management institutes in the village Penchara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 Penchara.

Other Educational Facilities in Penchara

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Penchara

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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Penchara.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Penchara.

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

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

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

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