Burihan, Karandighi, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Burihan


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

Travel and Communication for Burihan


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station in the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Burihan


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

A brief summary of available data for Burihan 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 Burihan


As per available data from the year 2009, 3670 persons live in 591 house holds in the village Burihan. There are 1809 female individuals and 1861 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.29% and males constitute 50.71% of the total population.

There are 125 scheduled tribes persons of which 65 are females and 60 are males. Females constitute 52% and males constitute 48% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 3.41% of the total population.

Population density of Burihan is 2290.03 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Burihan


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Total area of Burihan is 160.26 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 100 ha. About 100 ha is irrigated area. About 10 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 75 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 15 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 14 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 41.26 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Burihan


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

There is a government primary school in the village Burihan.

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

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

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

Colleges in Burihan


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 Dalkhola, which is more than 10 kms away from Burihan.

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

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 Burihan.

There are no management institutes in the village Burihan or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 Burihan.

Other Educational Facilities in Burihan


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Burihan


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Burihan.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Burihan.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Burihan.

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Burihan.

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

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

There is no family welfare centre in the village Burihan 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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