Siltara, Kanker, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Siltara


The village Siltara is located in Kanker Tahsil of Kanker District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Bhairadih Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kanker Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kanker, which is about 27 kilometers away from Siltara.

Travel and Communication for Siltara


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Siltara


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

A brief summary of available data for Siltara 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 Siltara


As per available data from the year 2009, 616 persons live in 129 house holds in the village Siltara. There are 325 female individuals and 291 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.76% and males constitute 47.24% of the total population.

There are 17 scheduled castes persons of which 7 are females and 10 are males. Females constitute 41.18% and males constitute 58.82% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.76% of the total population.

There are 278 scheduled tribes persons of which 148 are females and 130 are males. Females constitute 53.24% and males constitute 46.76% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 45.13% of the total population.

Population density of Siltara is 187.53 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Siltara


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Total area of Siltara is 328.48 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 211.69 ha. About 207.69 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4 ha is irrigated area. About 4 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 11.83 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 30 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.8 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 20.29 ha is culturable waste land. About 1 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 39.7 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Siltara


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

There is a government primary school in the village Siltara.

There is a government middle school in the village Siltara.

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

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

Colleges in Siltara


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 Kanker, which is more than 10 kms away from Siltara.

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

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 Siltara.

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 Siltara.

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 Siltara.

Other Educational Facilities in Siltara


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 Siltara.

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

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 Siltara.

Healthcare Facilities in Siltara


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Siltara.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Siltara.

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

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

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

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