Dakshinal, Itahar, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Dakshinal


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

Travel and Communication for Dakshinal


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dakshinal


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

A brief summary of available data for Dakshinal 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 Dakshinal


As per available data from the year 2009, 2696 persons live in 598 house holds in the village Dakshinal. There are 1313 female individuals and 1383 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.7% and males constitute 51.3% of the total population.

There are 1652 scheduled castes persons of which 819 are females and 833 are males. Females constitute 49.58% and males constitute 50.42% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 61.28% of the total population.

There are 630 scheduled tribes persons of which 302 are females and 328 are males. Females constitute 47.94% and males constitute 52.06% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 23.37% of the total population.

Population density of Dakshinal is 672.19 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dakshinal


Maps, reports and datasets of Dakshinal on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Dakshinal is 401.08 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 252.25 ha. About 11.65 ha is un-irrigated area. About 240.6 ha is irrigated area. About 238.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 141.72 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 7.11 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Dakshinal


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Dakshinal.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Dakshinal.

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

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

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

Colleges in Dakshinal


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 Ranipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Dakshinal.

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 Dakshinal.

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 Dakshinal.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Dakshinal


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Dakshinal


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Dakshinal.

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Dakshinal.

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

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

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Dakshinal.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Dakshinal.

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

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