Jhitkai, Raiganj, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jhitkai


The village Jhitkai 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 Jhitkai


There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Jhitkai,
Dinajpur Uttar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733157

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jhitkai


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

A brief summary of available data for Jhitkai 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 Jhitkai


As per available data from the year 2009, 2329 persons live in 454 house holds in the village Jhitkai. There are 1140 female individuals and 1189 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.95% and males constitute 51.05% of the total population.

There are 1137 scheduled castes persons of which 546 are females and 591 are males. Females constitute 48.02% and males constitute 51.98% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 48.82% of the total population.

There are 3 scheduled tribes persons of which 2 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 66.67% and males constitute 33.33% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.13% of the total population.

Population density of Jhitkai is 805.35 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jhitkai


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Total area of Jhitkai is 289.19 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 220.51 ha. About 144.44 ha is un-irrigated area. About 76.07 ha is irrigated area. About 1.16 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 74.91 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 62.68 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 6 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Jhitkai


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

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Jhitkai.

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

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

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

Colleges in Jhitkai


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 Jhitkai.

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 Jhitkai.

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 Jhitkai.

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 Jhitkai.

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 Jhitkai.

Other Educational Facilities in Jhitkai


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 Jhitkai.

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 Jhitkai.

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 Jhitkai.

Healthcare Facilities in Jhitkai


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Jhitkai.

There is a primary health sub-centre with doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Jhitkai.

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Jhitkai.

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

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

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

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

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