Gaighata, Sankrail, Jhargram, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gaighata


The village Gaighata is located in Sankrail C.D.Block of Jhargram District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Sankrail Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Gaighata


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Gaighata,
Jhargram,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 721517

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gaighata


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

A brief summary of available data for Gaighata 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 Gaighata


As per available data from the year 2009, 408 persons live in 86 house holds in the village Gaighata. There are 190 female individuals and 218 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.57% and males constitute 53.43% of the total population.

There are 12 scheduled castes persons of which 7 are females and 5 are males. Females constitute 58.33% and males constitute 41.67% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.94% of the total population.

There are 392 scheduled tribes persons of which 180 are females and 212 are males. Females constitute 45.92% and males constitute 54.08% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 96.08% of the total population.

Population density of Gaighata is 578.97 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gaighata


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Total area of Gaighata is 70.47 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

About 13.39 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 3.74 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Gaighata


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

There is a government primary school in the village Gaighata.

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

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

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

Colleges in Gaighata


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 Kultikri, which is more than 10 kms away from Gaighata.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jhargram, which is more than 10 kms away from Gaighata.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Midnapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Gaighata.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gaighata


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Jhargram, which is more than 10 kms away from Gaighata.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Jhargram, which is more than 10 kms away from Gaighata.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Jhargram, which is more than 10 kms away from Gaighata.

Healthcare Facilities in Gaighata


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

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

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

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Gaighata.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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