Barai, Raiganj, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on November 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Barai


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

Travel and Communication for Barai


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Barai,
Dinajpur Uttar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733201

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Barai


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

A brief summary of available data for Barai 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 Barai


As per available data from the year 2009, 1242 persons live in 254 house holds in the village Barai. There are 591 female individuals and 651 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.58% and males constitute 52.42% of the total population.

There are 195 scheduled castes persons of which 95 are females and 100 are males. Females constitute 48.72% and males constitute 51.28% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 15.7% of the total population.

Population density of Barai is 778.98 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Barai


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Total area of Barai is 159.44 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 114.12 ha. About 80.12 ha is un-irrigated area. About 34 ha is irrigated area. About 5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 14 ha is irrigated by waterfalls. About 15 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 41.32 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 4 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Barai


There is a government pre-primary school. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Barai.

There is a government primary school in the village Barai.

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

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

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

Colleges in Barai


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 5-10 kms away from Barai.

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 Barai.

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 Barai.

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 Barai.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Raiganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Barai.

Other Educational Facilities in Barai


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

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

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 Barai.

Healthcare Facilities in Barai


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with doctors and 4 paramedical staff in the village Barai.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Barai.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Barai.

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

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