Pestharjhar, Cooch Behar - Ii, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pestharjhar


The village Pestharjhar is located in Cooch Behar - Ii C.D.Block of Coochbehar District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Cooch Behar - Ii Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Pestharjhar


There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Pestharjhar,
Coochbehar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 736156

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pestharjhar


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A brief summary of available data for Pestharjhar 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 Pestharjhar


As per available data from the year 2009, 5536 persons live in 1269 house holds in the village Pestharjhar. There are 2688 female individuals and 2848 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.55% and males constitute 51.45% of the total population.

There are 3774 scheduled castes persons of which 1841 are females and 1933 are males. Females constitute 48.78% and males constitute 51.22% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 68.17% of the total population.

Population density of Pestharjhar is 1395.2 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pestharjhar


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Total area of Pestharjhar is 396.79 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 263.18 ha. About 203.18 ha is un-irrigated area. About 60 ha is irrigated area. About 56 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 4 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 130.35 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.26 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Pestharjhar


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Pestharjhar.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Pestharjhar.

There is a government middle school in the village Pestharjhar.

There is a government secondary school in the village Pestharjhar.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Pestharjhar.

Colleges in Pestharjhar


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 Koch Bihar, which is 5-10 kms away from Pestharjhar.

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

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

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Koch Bihar, which is 5-10 kms away from Pestharjhar.

Other Educational Facilities in Pestharjhar


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Koch Bihar, which is 5-10 kms away from Pestharjhar.

Healthcare Facilities in Pestharjhar


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Pestharjhar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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