Banikhar, Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Banikhar


The village Banikhar is located in Kasdol Tahsil of Baloda Bazar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Nageda Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kasdol Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pithora, which is about 40 kilometers away from Banikhar.

Travel and Communication for Banikhar


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

Postal Address:
Banikhar,
Baloda Bazar,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 492112

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Banikhar


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

A brief summary of available data for Banikhar 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 Banikhar


As per available data from the year 2009, 301 persons live in 51 house holds in the village Banikhar. There are 160 female individuals and 141 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 53.16% and males constitute 46.84% of the total population.

There are 170 scheduled castes persons of which 94 are females and 76 are males. Females constitute 55.29% and males constitute 44.71% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 56.48% of the total population.

Population density of Banikhar is 156.38 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Banikhar


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Total area of Banikhar is 192.48 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 81.78 ha. About 73.78 ha is un-irrigated area. About 8 ha is irrigated area. About 8 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 9.5 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.5 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.8 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Banikhar


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Chhata, which is less than 5 kms away from Banikhar.

There are no primary schools in the village Banikhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

Colleges in Banikhar


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 Pithora, which is more than 10 kms away from Banikhar.

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 Banikhar.

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 Banikhar.

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 Banikhar.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Banikhar


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 Banikhar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Kasdol, which is more than 10 kms away from Banikhar.

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 Banikhar.

Healthcare Facilities in Banikhar


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Banikhar.

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

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

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