Geographic Location of Turakhar

The village Turakhar is located in Kanker Tahsil of Kanker District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Bhirawahi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kanker Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kanker, which is about 6 kilometers away from Turakhar.

Travel and Communication for Turakhar

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Turakhar

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A brief summary of available data for Turakhar is given below:

Social Structure of Turakhar

As per available data from the year 2009, 338 persons live in 86 house holds in the village Turakhar. There are 175 female individuals and 163 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.78% and males constitute 48.22% of the total population.

There are 103 scheduled castes persons of which 56 are females and 47 are males. Females constitute 54.37% and males constitute 45.63% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 30.47% of the total population.

There are 209 scheduled tribes persons of which 106 are females and 103 are males. Females constitute 50.72% and males constitute 49.28% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 61.83% of the total population.

Population density of Turakhar is 236.43 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Turakhar

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Total area of Turakhar is 142.96 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 90.13 ha. About 98.83 ha is un-irrigated area. About 9 ha is irrigated area. About 8 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 24.19 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2.82 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 16.79 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2 ha is culturable waste land. About 1 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 4.03 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Turakhar

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

There is a government primary school in the village Turakhar.

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

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

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

Colleges in Turakhar

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 5-10 kms away from Turakhar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Kanker, which is 5-10 kms away from Turakhar.

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 Turakhar.

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

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 Turakhar.

Other Educational Facilities in Turakhar

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 5-10 kms away from Turakhar.

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

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 Turakhar.

Healthcare Facilities in Turakhar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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