Arkara, Baska, Baksa, Assam, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Arkara


The village Arkara is located in Baska Circle of Baksa District in the State of Assam in India. It comes under Jalah (part) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pathsala (tc), which is about 35 kilometers away from Arkara.

Travel and Communication for Arkara


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

Postal Address:
Arkara,
Baksa,
Assam, India
PIN - 781327

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Arkara


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

A brief summary of available data for Arkara 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 Arkara


As per available data from the year 2009, 1112 persons live in 224 house holds in the village Arkara. There are 558 female individuals and 554 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.18% and males constitute 49.82% of the total population.

There are 1059 scheduled tribes persons of which 532 are females and 527 are males. Females constitute 50.24% and males constitute 49.76% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 95.23% of the total population.

Population density of Arkara is 315.69 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Arkara


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Total area of Arkara is 352.24 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 227.7 ha. About 124.61 ha is un-irrigated area. About 103.09 ha is irrigated area. About 103.09 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 24.18 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 20.28 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 20.93 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 7.28 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 11.18 ha is culturable waste land. About 16.38 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 24.31 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Arkara


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Arkara.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Arkara.

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

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

Colleges in Arkara


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 Salbari, which is 5-10 kms away from Arkara.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Arkara


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Arkara


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is no veterinary hospital in the village Arkara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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