Chak Chandan, Balurghat, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Chak Chandan


The village Chak Chandan 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 Chak Chandan


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station in the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chak Chandan


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

A brief summary of available data for Chak Chandan 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 Chak Chandan


As per available data from the year 2009, 813 persons live in 203 house holds in the village Chak Chandan. There are 408 female individuals and 405 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.18% and males constitute 49.82% of the total population.

There are 332 scheduled castes persons of which 172 are females and 160 are males. Females constitute 51.81% and males constitute 48.19% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 40.84% of the total population.

There are 343 scheduled tribes persons of which 165 are females and 178 are males. Females constitute 48.1% and males constitute 51.9% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 42.19% of the total population.

Population density of Chak Chandan is 816.27 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chak Chandan


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Total area of Chak Chandan is 99.6 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 51.6 ha. About 37.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 14 ha is irrigated area. About 4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 10 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 36 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 12 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Chak Chandan


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Chakrigu, which is less than 5 kms away from Chak Chandan.

There are no private or government primary schools in the village. However, there is a private primary school in Gobindapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Chak Chandan.

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

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

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

Colleges in Chak Chandan


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 Balurghat, which is less than 5 kms away from Chak Chandan.

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

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 Chak Chandan.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Chak Chandan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Chakrigu, which is less than 5 kms away from Chak Chandan.

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Balurghat, which is less than 5 kms away from Chak Chandan.

Healthcare Facilities in Chak Chandan


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Chak Chandan.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Chak Chandan.

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

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Chak Chandan.

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Chak Chandan.

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

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

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

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

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