Karkonda, Pakhanjur, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karkonda


The village Karkonda is located in Pakhanjur Tahsil of Kanker District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Shankar Nagar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Koyalibeda Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pakhanjur, which is about 25 kilometers away from Karkonda.

Travel and Communication for Karkonda


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karkonda


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

A brief summary of available data for Karkonda 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 Karkonda


As per available data from the year 2009, 239 persons live in 39 house holds in the village Karkonda. There are 122 female individuals and 117 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.05% and males constitute 48.95% of the total population.

There are 224 scheduled tribes persons of which 115 are females and 109 are males. Females constitute 51.34% and males constitute 48.66% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 93.72% of the total population.

Population density of Karkonda is 38.52 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karkonda


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Total area of Karkonda is 620.48 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 132.19 ha. About 132.19 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.54 ha is irrigated area. About 2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.54 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 13.81 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 120 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 5.69 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 80.89 ha is culturable waste land. About 5.4 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.09 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Karkonda


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

There is a government primary school in the village Karkonda.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Bande, which is 5-10 kms away from Karkonda.

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

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

Colleges in Karkonda


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 Pakhanjur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karkonda.

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 Karkonda.

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 Karkonda.

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 Karkonda.

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 Karkonda.

Other Educational Facilities in Karkonda


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Karkonda


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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