Rikotar, Bilaigarh, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Rikotar


The village Rikotar is located in Bilaigarh Tahsil of Baloda Bazar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Rikotaar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bilaigarh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bhatgaon, which is about 5 kilometers away from Rikotar.

Travel and Communication for Rikotar


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Rikotar


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

A brief summary of available data for Rikotar 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 Rikotar


As per available data from the year 2009, 1021 persons live in 250 house holds in the village Rikotar. There are 518 female individuals and 503 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.73% and males constitute 49.27% 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 1.18% of the total population.

Population density of Rikotar is 382.02 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Rikotar


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Total area of Rikotar is 267.26 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 203.02 ha. About 203.1 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 11.68 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 11.09 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.38 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 3.78 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.66 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 33.65 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Rikotar


There are no pre-primary schools in the village Rikotar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a government primary school in the village Rikotar.

There is a government middle school in the village Rikotar.

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bhatgaon, which is 5-10 kms away from Rikotar.

Colleges in Rikotar


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 Bhatgaon, which is 5-10 kms away from Rikotar.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Rikotar


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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Bhatgaon, which is 5-10 kms away from Rikotar.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Rikotar


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Rikotar.

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Rikotar.

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

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Rikotar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Rikotar.

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

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

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