Budhkaran, Naxalbari, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Budhkaran


The village Budhkaran is located in Naxalbari C.D.Block of Darjeeling District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Naxalbari Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Budhkaran


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

Postal Address:
Budhkaran,
Darjeeling,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 734429

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Budhkaran


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

A brief summary of available data for Budhkaran 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 Budhkaran


As per available data from the year 2009, 1632 persons live in 342 house holds in the village Budhkaran. There are 801 female individuals and 831 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.08% and males constitute 50.92% of the total population.

There are 812 scheduled castes persons of which 391 are females and 421 are males. Females constitute 48.15% and males constitute 51.85% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 49.75% of the total population.

There are 482 scheduled tribes persons of which 242 are females and 240 are males. Females constitute 50.21% and males constitute 49.79% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 29.53% of the total population.

Population density of Budhkaran is 697.7 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Budhkaran


Maps, reports and datasets of Budhkaran on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Budhkaran is 233.91 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 217 ha. About 97 ha is un-irrigated area. About 120 ha is irrigated area. About 80 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 40 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 16.91 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Budhkaran


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

There is a government primary school in the village Budhkaran.

There is a government middle school in the village Budhkaran.

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

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

Colleges in Budhkaran


There is a government arts and science degree college in the village Budhkaran.

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

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

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 Budhkaran.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Budhkaran


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Budhkaran


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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Budhkaran.

There is no primary health sub-centre in the village Budhkaran or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Budhkaran.

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

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Budhkaran.

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Budhkaran.

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

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

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

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

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