Geographic Location of Ekar

The village Ekar 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 Ekar

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

Postal Address:
Ekar,
Dinajpur Uttar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733134

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ekar

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A brief summary of available data for Ekar is given below:

Social Structure of Ekar

As per available data from the year 2009, 1307 persons live in 281 house holds in the village Ekar. There are 644 female individuals and 663 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.27% and males constitute 50.73% of the total population.

There are 1182 scheduled castes persons of which 584 are females and 598 are males. Females constitute 49.41% and males constitute 50.59% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 90.44% of the total population.

There are 112 scheduled tribes persons of which 52 are females and 60 are males. Females constitute 46.43% and males constitute 53.57% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 8.57% of the total population.

Population density of Ekar is 877.65 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ekar

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Total area of Ekar is 148.92 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 128.75 ha. About 80.35 ha is un-irrigated area. About 48.4 ha is irrigated area. About 28 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 20.4 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 17.42 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2.75 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Ekar

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

There is a government primary school in the village Ekar.

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

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 Ekar.

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

Colleges in Ekar

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 Ekar.

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 Ekar.

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 Ekar.

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 Ekar.

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 Ekar.

Other Educational Facilities in Ekar

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 Ekar.

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 Ekar.

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 Ekar.

Healthcare Facilities in Ekar

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Ekar.

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Ekar.

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

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

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