Katihar, Raiganj, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Katihar


The village Katihar 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 Katihar


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

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Katihar


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

A brief summary of available data for Katihar 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 Katihar


As per available data from the year 2009, 1310 persons live in 263 house holds in the village Katihar. There are 648 female individuals and 662 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.47% and males constitute 50.53% of the total population.

There are 463 scheduled castes persons of which 209 are females and 254 are males. Females constitute 45.14% and males constitute 54.86% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 35.34% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled tribes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.08% of the total population.

Population density of Katihar is 1306.73 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Katihar


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Total area of Katihar is 100.25 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 80.7 ha. About 55.15 ha is un-irrigated area. About 25.55 ha is irrigated area. About 21.45 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 4.1 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 9.94 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 9.61 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Katihar


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Katihar.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Katihar.

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

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

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

Colleges in Katihar


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 Katihar.

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 Katihar.

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 Katihar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Katihar.

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 Katihar.

Other Educational Facilities in Katihar


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 Katihar.

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 Katihar.

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 Katihar.

Healthcare Facilities in Katihar


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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