Sohair, Itahar, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sohair


The village Sohair 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 Sohair


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sohair


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

A brief summary of available data for Sohair 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 Sohair


As per available data from the year 2009, 3381 persons live in 799 house holds in the village Sohair. There are 1641 female individuals and 1740 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.54% and males constitute 51.46% of the total population.

There are 451 scheduled castes persons of which 218 are females and 233 are males. Females constitute 48.34% and males constitute 51.66% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 13.34% of the total population.

Population density of Sohair is 594.72 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sohair


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Total area of Sohair is 568.5 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 468.33 ha. About 98.78 ha is un-irrigated area. About 369.55 ha is irrigated area. About 197.25 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 172.3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 96.67 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sohair


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

There is a government primary school in the village Sohair.

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

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

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

Colleges in Sohair


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 less than 5 kms away from Sohair.

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

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 Sohair.

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

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 Sohair.

Other Educational Facilities in Sohair


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 Sohair.

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

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 Sohair.

Healthcare Facilities in Sohair


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Sohair.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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