Geographic Location of Chalun

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

Travel and Communication for Chalun

The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chalun

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A brief summary of available data for Chalun is given below:

Social Structure of Chalun

As per available data from the year 2009, 2527 persons live in 570 house holds in the village Chalun. There are 1201 female individuals and 1326 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.53% and males constitute 52.47% of the total population.

There are 463 scheduled castes persons of which 215 are females and 248 are males. Females constitute 46.44% and males constitute 53.56% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 18.32% of the total population.

There are 534 scheduled tribes persons of which 266 are females and 268 are males. Females constitute 49.81% and males constitute 50.19% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 21.13% of the total population.

Population density of Chalun is 586.08 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chalun

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Total area of Chalun is 431.17 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 363.23 ha. About 133.23 ha is un-irrigated area. About 230 ha is irrigated area. About 140 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 90 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 61.5 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 4.94 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Chalun

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Chalun.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Chalun.

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

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

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

Colleges in Chalun

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 Gangarampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chalun.

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 Chalun.

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 Chalun.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Chalun

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Chalun

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

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

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

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Chalun.

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Chalun.

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

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

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

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