Dawankara, Pratappur, Surajpur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Dawankara


The village Dawankara is located in Pratappur Tahsil of Surajpur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Dawankara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Pratappur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pratappur, which is about 50 kilometers away from Dawankara.

Travel and Communication for Dawankara


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

Postal Address:
Dawankara,
Surajpur,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497223

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dawankara


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

A brief summary of available data for Dawankara 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 Dawankara


As per available data from the year 2009, 1767 persons live in 466 house holds in the village Dawankara. There are 895 female individuals and 872 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.65% and males constitute 49.35% of the total population.

There are 96 scheduled castes persons of which 50 are females and 46 are males. Females constitute 52.08% and males constitute 47.92% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.43% of the total population.

There are 543 scheduled tribes persons of which 269 are females and 274 are males. Females constitute 49.54% and males constitute 50.46% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 30.73% of the total population.

Population density of Dawankara is 324.35 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dawankara


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Total area of Dawankara is 544.78 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 335.23 ha. About 383.53 ha is un-irrigated area. About 58.5 ha is irrigated area. About 30 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 5.72 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 22.78 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 31.65 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 102.06 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 26.67 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 44.62 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 4.55 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Dawankara


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

There are 5 government primary schools in the village Dawankara.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Dawankara.

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

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

Colleges in Dawankara


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 Pratappur, which is more than 10 kms away from Dawankara.

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

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

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 Dawankara.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Dawankara


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Dawankara


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Dawankara.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Dawankara.

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

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

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

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