Darra, Raiganj, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Darra


The village Darra 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 Darra


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

Postal Address:
Darra,
Dinajpur Uttar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733156

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Darra


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

A brief summary of available data for Darra 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 Darra


As per available data from the year 2009, 1431 persons live in 307 house holds in the village Darra. There are 698 female individuals and 733 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.78% and males constitute 51.22% of the total population.

There are 562 scheduled castes persons of which 271 are females and 291 are males. Females constitute 48.22% and males constitute 51.78% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 39.27% of the total population.

There are 26 scheduled tribes persons of which 11 are females and 15 are males. Females constitute 42.31% and males constitute 57.69% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.82% of the total population.

Population density of Darra is 1109.9 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Darra


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Total area of Darra is 128.93 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 115.72 ha. About 53.72 ha is un-irrigated area. About 62 ha is irrigated area. About 20 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 42 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 10.01 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 3.2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Darra


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

There is a government primary school in the village Darra.

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

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

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

Colleges in Darra


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 more than 10 kms away from Darra.

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 Darra.

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 Darra.

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 Darra.

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 Darra.

Other Educational Facilities in Darra


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 Darra.

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 Darra.

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 Darra.

Healthcare Facilities in Darra


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Darra.

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

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