Geographic Location of Sahara

The village Sahara is located in Maldah (Old) C.D.Block of Maldah District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Maldah (old) Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Sahara

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sahara

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

A brief summary of available data for Sahara is given below:

Social Structure of Sahara

As per available data from the year 2009, 1184 persons live in 276 house holds in the village Sahara. There are 586 female individuals and 598 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.49% and males constitute 50.51% of the total population.

There are 1169 scheduled castes persons of which 580 are females and 589 are males. Females constitute 49.62% and males constitute 50.38% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 98.73% of the total population.

There are 5 scheduled tribes persons of which 2 are females and 3 are males. Females constitute 40% and males constitute 60% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.42% of the total population.

Population density of Sahara is 462.18 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sahara

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Total area of Sahara is 256.18 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 252.55 ha. About 210.34 ha is un-irrigated area. About 42.21 ha is irrigated area. About 12.09 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 25.12 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 3.63 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Sahara

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

There is a government primary school in the village Sahara.

There are no middle schools in the village Sahara 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 Barkol, which is 5-10 kms away from Sahara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gazole, which is more than 10 kms away from Sahara.

Colleges in Sahara

There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Sahara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

There are no management institutes in the village Sahara 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 Sahara.

Other Educational Facilities in Sahara

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 Sahara.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sahara

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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