Atghara, Kaliaganj, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Atghara


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

Travel and Communication for Atghara


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Atghara


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

A brief summary of available data for Atghara 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 Atghara


As per available data from the year 2009, 2232 persons live in 469 house holds in the village Atghara. There are 1073 female individuals and 1159 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.07% and males constitute 51.93% of the total population.

There are 2078 scheduled castes persons of which 1003 are females and 1075 are males. Females constitute 48.27% and males constitute 51.73% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 93.1% of the total population.

There are 13 scheduled tribes persons of which 6 are females and 7 are males. Females constitute 46.15% and males constitute 53.85% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.58% of the total population.

Population density of Atghara is 826.88 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Atghara


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Total area of Atghara is 269.93 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 209.13 ha. About 199.01 ha is un-irrigated area. About 10.12 ha is irrigated area. About 10.12 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 57.56 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 3.24 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Atghara


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Atghara.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Atghara.

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

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

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

Colleges in Atghara


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 Kaliyaganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Atghara.

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

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 Atghara.

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 Atghara.

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 Atghara.

Other Educational Facilities in Atghara


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Kaliyaganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Atghara.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Atghara 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 Atghara.

Healthcare Facilities in Atghara


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

There is no primary health centre in the village Atghara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary with 0 doctors and 0 paramedical staff in the village Atghara.

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

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

There is no family welfare centre in the village Atghara 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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