Damara, Gossaigaon (Pt), Kokrajhar, Assam, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Damara


The village Damara is located in Gossaigaon (Pt) Circle of Kokrajhar District in the State of Assam in India. It is governed by Jaraguri Gram Panchayat. It comes under Hatidhura (part) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gossaigaon (tc), which is about 12 kilometers away from Damara.

Travel and Communication for Damara


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Damara,
Kokrajhar,
Assam, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Damara


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

A brief summary of available data for Damara 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 Damara


As per available data from the year 2009, 1361 persons live in 258 house holds in the village Damara. There are 650 female individuals and 711 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.76% and males constitute 52.24% of the total population.

There are 105 scheduled castes persons of which 48 are females and 57 are males. Females constitute 45.71% and males constitute 54.29% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 7.71% of the total population.

Population density of Damara is 705.55 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Damara


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Total area of Damara is 192.9 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 89.12 ha. About 89.12 ha is irrigated area. About 89.12 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 82.75 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10.01 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 1.8 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 0.5 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.1 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.7 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.57 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Damara


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

There is a government primary school in the village Damara.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Damara.

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

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

Colleges in Damara


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 Gossaigaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Damara.

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

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 Damara.

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 Damara.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Damara


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

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

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 Damara.

Healthcare Facilities in Damara


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Damara.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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