Shishai, Itahar, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Shishai


The village Shishai 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 Shishai


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shishai


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

A brief summary of available data for Shishai 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 Shishai


As per available data from the year 2009, 1512 persons live in 296 house holds in the village Shishai. There are 735 female individuals and 777 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.61% and males constitute 51.39% of the total population.

There are 19 scheduled castes persons of which 11 are females and 8 are males. Females constitute 57.89% and males constitute 42.11% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.26% of the total population.

There are 148 scheduled tribes persons of which 69 are females and 79 are males. Females constitute 46.62% and males constitute 53.38% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 9.79% of the total population.

Population density of Shishai is 549.82 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shishai


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Total area of Shishai is 275 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 238.01 ha. About 180.42 ha is un-irrigated area. About 57.59 ha is irrigated area. About 54.32 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3.27 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 35.27 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.72 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Shishai


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

There is a government primary school in the village Shishai.

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

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

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

Colleges in Shishai


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 Itahar, which is 5-10 kms away from Shishai.

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 Shishai.

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 Shishai.

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 Shishai.

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 Shishai.

Other Educational Facilities in Shishai


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 Shishai.

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

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 Shishai.

Healthcare Facilities in Shishai


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Shishai.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Shishai.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Shishai.

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

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

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Shishai.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Shishai.

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

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