Dhekuna, Narharpur, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Dhekuna


The village Dhekuna is located in Narharpur Tahsil of Kanker District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Dhekuna Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sarana(narharpur) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kanker, which is about 14 kilometers away from Dhekuna.

Travel and Communication for Dhekuna


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

Postal Address:
Dhekuna,
Kanker,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 494334

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dhekuna


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

A brief summary of available data for Dhekuna 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 Dhekuna


As per available data from the year 2009, 977 persons live in 229 house holds in the village Dhekuna. There are 517 female individuals and 460 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.92% and males constitute 47.08% of the total population.

There are 79 scheduled castes persons of which 40 are females and 39 are males. Females constitute 50.63% and males constitute 49.37% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 8.09% of the total population.

There are 429 scheduled tribes persons of which 233 are females and 196 are males. Females constitute 54.31% and males constitute 45.69% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 43.91% of the total population.

Population density of Dhekuna is 183.91 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dhekuna


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Total area of Dhekuna is 531.24 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 400.5 ha. About 345.7 ha is un-irrigated area. About 54.8 ha is irrigated area. About 7.8 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 47 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 74.04 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7.94 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 9.5 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 9.35 ha is culturable waste land. About 18.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 11.41 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Dhekuna


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

There is a government primary school in the village Dhekuna.

There is a government middle school in the village Dhekuna.

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

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

Colleges in Dhekuna


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 Dhekuna.

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 Dhekuna.

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 Dhekuna.

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 Dhekuna.

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 Dhekuna.

Other Educational Facilities in Dhekuna


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 Dhekuna.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Dhekuna 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 Dhekuna.

Healthcare Facilities in Dhekuna


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Dhekuna.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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