Chandra, Raghunathpur - Ii, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Chandra


The village Chandra is located in Raghunathpur - Ii C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Raghunathpur - Ii Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Chandra


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chandra


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

A brief summary of available data for Chandra 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 Chandra


As per available data from the year 2009, 510 persons live in 117 house holds in the village Chandra. There are 240 female individuals and 270 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.06% and males constitute 52.94% of the total population.

There are 95 scheduled castes persons of which 44 are females and 51 are males. Females constitute 46.32% and males constitute 53.68% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 18.63% of the total population.

Population density of Chandra is 411.99 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chandra


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Total area of Chandra is 123.79 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 60.5 ha. About 54.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 60.29 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 3 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Chandra


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

There is a government primary school in the village Chandra.

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

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

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

Colleges in Chandra


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in R.n.pur, which is 5-10 kms away from Chandra.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in R.n.pur, which is 5-10 kms away from Chandra.

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Mangalda, which is less than 5 kms away from Chandra.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Chandra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Chandra


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Chandra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Chandra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Chandra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Chandra


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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Chandra.

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

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Chandra.

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Chandra.

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

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