Darakandi, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah, West Bengal, India

Content updated on November 26, 2024.

Geographic Location of Darakandi


The village Darakandi is located in Harischandrapur - I C.D.Block of Maldah District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Harischandrapur - I Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Darakandi


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

Postal Address:
Darakandi,
Maldah,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 732125

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Darakandi


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

A brief summary of available data for Darakandi 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 Darakandi


As per available data from the year 2009, 508 persons live in 105 house holds in the village Darakandi. There are 253 female individuals and 255 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.8% and males constitute 50.2% of the total population.

Population density of Darakandi is 295.68 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Darakandi


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Total area of Darakandi is 171.81 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 136.4 ha. About 4.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 132.3 ha is irrigated area. About 81 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 49.3 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 34.2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.21 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Darakandi


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

There is a government primary school in the village Darakandi.

There are no middle schools in the village Darakandi or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

Colleges in Darakandi


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 Chanchal, which is 5-10 kms away from Darakandi.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Darakandi or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There are no management institutes in the village Darakandi 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 Darakandi.

Other Educational Facilities in Darakandi


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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Darakandi 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 Darakandi.

Healthcare Facilities in Darakandi


There is no community health centre in the village Darakandi or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Darakandi.

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Darakandi.

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

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

There is no family welfare centre in the village Darakandi 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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