Gaurangapur, Kumarganj, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on November 26, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gaurangapur


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

Travel and Communication for Gaurangapur


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gaurangapur


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

A brief summary of available data for Gaurangapur 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 Gaurangapur


As per available data from the year 2009, 264 persons live in 73 house holds in the village Gaurangapur. There are 129 female individuals and 135 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.86% and males constitute 51.14% of the total population.

There are 261 scheduled tribes persons of which 128 are females and 133 are males. Females constitute 49.04% and males constitute 50.96% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 98.86% of the total population.

Population density of Gaurangapur is 375.48 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gaurangapur


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Total area of Gaurangapur is 70.31 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 56.95 ha. About 35.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 21.35 ha is irrigated area. About 3.21 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 12.19 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 5.95 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 8.93 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 4.43 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Gaurangapur


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

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

There is a government middle school in the village Gaurangapur.

There is a government secondary school in the village Gaurangapur.

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

Colleges in Gaurangapur


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 Patiram, which is 5-10 kms away from Gaurangapur.

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

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 Gaurangapur.

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 Gaurangapur.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gaurangapur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Patiram, which is 5-10 kms away from Gaurangapur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Ghara, which is 5-10 kms away from Gaurangapur.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Gaurangapur


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Gaurangapur.

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gaurangapur.

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Gaurangapur.

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Gaurangapur.

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gaurangapur.

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

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