Katakol, Kumarganj, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Katakol


The village Katakol 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 Katakol


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Katakol


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

A brief summary of available data for Katakol 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 Katakol


As per available data from the year 2009, 943 persons live in 232 house holds in the village Katakol. There are 468 female individuals and 475 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.63% and males constitute 50.37% of the total population.

There are 83 scheduled castes persons of which 39 are females and 44 are males. Females constitute 46.99% and males constitute 53.01% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 8.8% of the total population.

There are 204 scheduled tribes persons of which 98 are females and 106 are males. Females constitute 48.04% and males constitute 51.96% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 21.63% of the total population.

Population density of Katakol is 846.27 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Katakol


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Total area of Katakol is 111.43 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 66.33 ha. About 28.18 ha is un-irrigated area. About 38.15 ha is irrigated area. About 8.53 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 13.39 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 16.23 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 8.57 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 36.53 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Katakol


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

There is a government primary school in the village Katakol.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Patiram, which is 5-10 kms away from Katakol.

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

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

Colleges in Katakol


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 Katakol.

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 Katakol.

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 Katakol.

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

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 Katakol.

Other Educational Facilities in Katakol


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 Katakol.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Katakol


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Katakol.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Katakol.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Katakol.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Katakol.

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

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

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

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