Bara Thunkinjhar, Mekliganj, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bara Thunkinjhar


The village Bara Thunkinjhar is located in Mekliganj C.D.Block of Coochbehar District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Mekliganj Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Bara Thunkinjhar


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

Postal Address:
Bara Thunkinjhar,
Coochbehar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 735303

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bara Thunkinjhar


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A brief summary of available data for Bara Thunkinjhar 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 Bara Thunkinjhar


As per available data from the year 2009, 1821 persons live in 436 house holds in the village Bara Thunkinjhar. There are 919 female individuals and 902 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.47% and males constitute 49.53% of the total population.

There are 1421 scheduled castes persons of which 725 are females and 696 are males. Females constitute 51.02% and males constitute 48.98% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 78.03% of the total population.

Population density of Bara Thunkinjhar is 739.31 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bara Thunkinjhar


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Total area of Bara Thunkinjhar is 246.31 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 150.54 ha. About 10.54 ha is un-irrigated area. About 140 ha is irrigated area. About 40 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 100 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 63 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 32.77 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Bara Thunkinjhar


There is a government pre-primary school. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Bara Thunkinjhar.

There is a government primary school in the village Bara Thunkinjhar.

There is a government middle school in the village Bara Thunkinjhar.

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

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

Colleges in Bara Thunkinjhar


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 Mathabhanga, which is more than 10 kms away from Bara Thunkinjhar.

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 Bara Thunkinjhar.

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 Bara Thunkinjhar.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Bara Thunkinjhar


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Bara Thunkinjhar


There is no community health centre in the village Bara Thunkinjhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Bara Thunkinjhar.

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

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

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Bara Thunkinjhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Bara Thunkinjhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Bara Thunkinjhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

There is no family welfare centre in the village Bara Thunkinjhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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