Upkachunwa, Sakti, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Upkachunwa


The village Upkachunwa is located in Sakti Tahsil of Janjgir-Champa District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Dewri Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sakti Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sakti, which is about 15 kilometers away from Upkachunwa.

Travel and Communication for Upkachunwa


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

Postal Address:
Upkachunwa,
Janjgir-Champa,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 495689

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Upkachunwa


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

A brief summary of available data for Upkachunwa 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 Upkachunwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 356 persons live in 102 house holds in the village Upkachunwa. There are 194 female individuals and 162 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 54.49% and males constitute 45.51% of the total population.

There are 201 scheduled tribes persons of which 110 are females and 91 are males. Females constitute 54.73% and males constitute 45.27% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 56.46% of the total population.

Population density of Upkachunwa is 222.03 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Upkachunwa


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Total area of Upkachunwa is 160.34 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 4.66 ha. About 4.26 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.46 ha is irrigated area. About 0.46 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 6.75 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7.86 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 1.25 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 64.28 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.81 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5.09 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Upkachunwa


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Sakti, which is more than 10 kms away from Upkachunwa.

There is a government primary school in the village Upkachunwa.

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

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

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

Colleges in Upkachunwa


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 Sakti, which is more than 10 kms away from Upkachunwa.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Upkachunwa


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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Upkachunwa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Upkachunwa


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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