Sihika, Kashipur, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sihika


The village Sihika is located in Kashipur C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Kashipur Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Sihika


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sihika,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723121

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sihika


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

A brief summary of available data for Sihika 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 Sihika


As per available data from the year 2009, 352 persons live in 66 house holds in the village Sihika. There are 174 female individuals and 178 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.43% and males constitute 50.57% of the total population.

There are 349 scheduled tribes persons of which 172 are females and 177 are males. Females constitute 49.28% and males constitute 50.72% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.15% of the total population.

Population density of Sihika is 274.38 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sihika


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Total area of Sihika is 128.29 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 77.9 ha. About 66 ha is un-irrigated area. About 11.9 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 18.74 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 31.65 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sihika


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

There is a government primary school in the village Sihika.

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

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

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

Colleges in Sihika


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 Kashipur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sihika.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sihika


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Raghunathpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Sihika.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Sihika 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 Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Sihika.

Healthcare Facilities in Sihika


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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Sihika.

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

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

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sihika.

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

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