Atkara, Hemtabad, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Atkara


The village Atkara is located in Hemtabad C.D.Block of Dinajpur Uttar District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Hemtabad Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Atkara


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Atkara,
Dinajpur Uttar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733130

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Atkara


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

A brief summary of available data for Atkara 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 Atkara


As per available data from the year 2009, 1218 persons live in 249 house holds in the village Atkara. There are 588 female individuals and 630 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.28% and males constitute 51.72% of the total population.

There are 377 scheduled castes persons of which 175 are females and 202 are males. Females constitute 46.42% and males constitute 53.58% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 30.95% of the total population.

There are 168 scheduled tribes persons of which 86 are females and 82 are males. Females constitute 51.19% and males constitute 48.81% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 13.79% of the total population.

Population density of Atkara is 554.34 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Atkara


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Total area of Atkara is 219.72 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 213.04 ha. About 133.04 ha is un-irrigated area. About 80 ha is irrigated area. About 0.99 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 79.01 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 5.85 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 0.83 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Atkara


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

There is a government primary school in the village Atkara.

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

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

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

Colleges in Atkara


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 Raiganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Atkara.

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

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 Atkara.

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 Atkara.

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 Atkara.

Other Educational Facilities in Atkara


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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Atkara 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 Karnojora, which is more than 10 kms away from Atkara.

Healthcare Facilities in Atkara


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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Atkara.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Atkara.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Atkara.

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

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

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

There is no family welfare centre in the village Atkara 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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