Gourhanda, Chanchal - Ii, Maldah, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gourhanda


The village Gourhanda is located in Chanchal - Ii C.D.Block of Maldah District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Chanchal - Ii Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Gourhanda


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

Postal Address:
Gourhanda,
Maldah,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 732139

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gourhanda


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

A brief summary of available data for Gourhanda 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 Gourhanda


As per available data from the year 2009, 3857 persons live in 861 house holds in the village Gourhanda. There are 1884 female individuals and 1973 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.85% and males constitute 51.15% of the total population.

There are 841 scheduled castes persons of which 414 are females and 427 are males. Females constitute 49.23% and males constitute 50.77% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 21.8% of the total population.

Population density of Gourhanda is 849.02 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gourhanda


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Total area of Gourhanda is 454.29 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 407.44 ha. About 308.94 ha is un-irrigated area. About 98.5 ha is irrigated area. About 10 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 60 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 21.5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 7 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 43.35 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 3.5 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Gourhanda


There are 2 government pre-primary schools. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Gourhanda.

There are 2 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Gourhanda.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kapsia, which is 5-10 kms away from Gourhanda.

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

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

Colleges in Gourhanda


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 Samsi, which is more than 10 kms away from Gourhanda.

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

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

There are no management institutes in the village Gourhanda or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gourhanda


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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Gourhanda or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Gourhanda


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Gourhanda.

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

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

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

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Gourhanda or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

There is no family welfare centre in the village Gourhanda or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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