Damkasa, Charama, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Damkasa


The village Damkasa is located in Charama Tahsil of Kanker District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Kasawahi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Charama Community Development Block. The nearest town is Charama, which is about 10 kilometers away from Damkasa.

Travel and Communication for Damkasa


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

Postal Address:
Damkasa,
Kanker,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 494635

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Damkasa


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

A brief summary of available data for Damkasa 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 Damkasa


As per available data from the year 2009, 451 persons live in 113 house holds in the village Damkasa. There are 231 female individuals and 220 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.22% and males constitute 48.78% of the total population.

There are 412 scheduled tribes persons of which 211 are females and 201 are males. Females constitute 51.21% and males constitute 48.79% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 91.35% of the total population.

Population density of Damkasa is 82.95 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Damkasa


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Total area of Damkasa is 543.68 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 214.63 ha. About 206.52 ha is un-irrigated area. About 8.11 ha is irrigated area. About 8.11 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 15.46 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 167.01 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 20.06 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 52.56 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 15.09 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Damkasa


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Charama, which is 5-10 kms away from Damkasa.

There is a government primary school in the village Damkasa.

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

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

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

Colleges in Damkasa


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 Charama, which is 5-10 kms away from Damkasa.

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 Damkasa.

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 Damkasa.

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 Damkasa.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Damkasa


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Damkasa


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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Damkasa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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