Banhat, Balurghat, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Banhat


The village Banhat is located in Balurghat C.D.Block of Dinajpur Dakshin District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Balurghat Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Banhat


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Banhat


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

A brief summary of available data for Banhat 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 Banhat


As per available data from the year 2009, 885 persons live in 206 house holds in the village Banhat. There are 447 female individuals and 438 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.51% and males constitute 49.49% of the total population.

There are 338 scheduled castes persons of which 164 are females and 174 are males. Females constitute 48.52% and males constitute 51.48% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 38.19% of the total population.

There are 399 scheduled tribes persons of which 211 are females and 188 are males. Females constitute 52.88% and males constitute 47.12% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 45.08% of the total population.

Population density of Banhat is 482 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Banhat


Maps, reports and datasets of Banhat 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 Banhat is 183.61 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 127.61 ha. About 97.61 ha is un-irrigated area. About 30 ha is irrigated area. About 6 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 10 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 4 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 10 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 10 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 46 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Banhat


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

There is a government primary school in the village Banhat.

There are no middle schools in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no secondary schools in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no senior secondary schools in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Colleges in Banhat


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Banhat


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Banhat


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

There is no primary health centre in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is no maternity and child welfare centre in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no TB clinic in the village Banhat or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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

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

There is no family welfare centre in the village Banhat 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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