Makra, Raiganj, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Makra


The village Makra 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 Makra


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Makra


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

A brief summary of available data for Makra 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 Makra


As per available data from the year 2009, 1274 persons live in 265 house holds in the village Makra. There are 589 female individuals and 685 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.23% and males constitute 53.77% of the total population.

There are 1005 scheduled castes persons of which 470 are females and 535 are males. Females constitute 46.77% and males constitute 53.23% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 78.89% of the total population.

Population density of Makra is 1544.62 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Makra


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Total area of Makra is 82.48 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 64.08 ha. About 43.01 ha is un-irrigated area. About 21.07 ha is irrigated area. About 4.18 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 16.89 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 15.4 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 3 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Makra


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

There is a government primary school in the village Makra.

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 Makra.

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 Makra.

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 Makra.

Colleges in Makra


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 Makra.

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 Makra.

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 Makra.

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 Makra.

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 Makra.

Other Educational Facilities in Makra


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 Makra.

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 Makra.

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 Makra.

Healthcare Facilities in Makra


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

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

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

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Makra.

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Makra.

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

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

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

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

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