Mehendigachh, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Mehendigachh


The village Mehendigachh is located in Rajganj C.D.Block of Jalpaiguri District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Rajganj Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Mehendigachh


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mehendigachh


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

A brief summary of available data for Mehendigachh 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 Mehendigachh


As per available data from the year 2009, 2891 persons live in 581 house holds in the village Mehendigachh. There are 1440 female individuals and 1451 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.81% and males constitute 50.19% of the total population.

There are 1289 scheduled castes persons of which 642 are females and 647 are males. Females constitute 49.81% and males constitute 50.19% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 44.59% of the total population.

There are 404 scheduled tribes persons of which 217 are females and 187 are males. Females constitute 53.71% and males constitute 46.29% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 13.97% of the total population.

Population density of Mehendigachh is 600.91 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mehendigachh


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Total area of Mehendigachh is 481.1 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 320 ha. About 200 ha is un-irrigated area. About 120 ha is irrigated area. About 120 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 40.7 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 84.4 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Mehendigachh


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Mehendigachh.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Mehendigachh.

There is a government middle school in the village Mehendigachh.

There is a government secondary school in the village Mehendigachh.

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

Colleges in Mehendigachh


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Balaigar, which is less than 5 kms away from Mehendigachh.

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 Mehendigachh.

There are no medical colleges in the village Mehendigachh or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Mehendigachh


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Mehendigachh or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Bandjunagar, which is 5-10 kms away from Mehendigachh.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Mogradangi, which is less than 5 kms away from Mehendigachh.

Healthcare Facilities in Mehendigachh


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Mehendigachh.

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

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Mehendigachh.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Mehendigachh.

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

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

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Mehendigachh.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Mehendigachh.

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

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