Gorahar, Itahar, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gorahar


The village Gorahar 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 Gorahar


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

Postal Address:
Gorahar,
Dinajpur Uttar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733123

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gorahar


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

A brief summary of available data for Gorahar 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 Gorahar


As per available data from the year 2009, 4823 persons live in 957 house holds in the village Gorahar. There are 2295 female individuals and 2528 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.58% and males constitute 52.42% of the total population.

There are 310 scheduled castes persons of which 156 are females and 154 are males. Females constitute 50.32% and males constitute 49.68% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.43% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled tribes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.02% of the total population.

Population density of Gorahar is 2184.92 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gorahar


Maps, reports and datasets of Gorahar 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 Gorahar is 220.74 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 165.75 ha. About 16.25 ha is un-irrigated area. About 149.4 ha is irrigated area. About 66.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 47.7 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 35.2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 53.15 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.84 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Gorahar


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

There is a government primary school in the village Gorahar.

There is a government middle school in the village Gorahar.

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

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

Colleges in Gorahar


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 Gorahar.

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

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

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 Gorahar.

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 Gorahar.

Other Educational Facilities in Gorahar


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

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

There are no differently abled schools in the village Gorahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Gorahar


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

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

There is no primary health sub-centre in the village Gorahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is no TB clinic in the village Gorahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Gorahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is no dispensary in the village Gorahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no veterinary hospital in the village Gorahar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Gorahar.

There is a family welfare centre with 0 doctors and 0 paramedical staff in the village Gorahar.

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

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