Rukhpur, Ambikapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Rukhpur


The village Rukhpur is located in Ambikapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Ghanghari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ambikapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 11 kilometers away from Rukhpur.

Travel and Communication for Rukhpur


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Rukhpur


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

A brief summary of available data for Rukhpur 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 Rukhpur


As per available data from the year 2009, 558 persons live in 116 house holds in the village Rukhpur. There are 261 female individuals and 297 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.77% and males constitute 53.23% of the total population.

There are 429 scheduled tribes persons of which 202 are females and 227 are males. Females constitute 47.09% and males constitute 52.91% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 76.88% of the total population.

Population density of Rukhpur is 166.76 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Rukhpur


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Total area of Rukhpur is 334.61 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 167.44 ha. About 155.45 ha is un-irrigated area. About 11.99 ha is irrigated area. About 5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1.5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 5.49 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 32.24 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 81.22 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 3.11 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 3.12 ha is culturable waste land. About 24.01 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Rukhpur


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Sakalo, which is less than 5 kms away from Rukhpur.

There is a government primary school in the village Rukhpur.

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

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

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

Colleges in Rukhpur


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 Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Rukhpur.

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 Rukhpur.

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 Rukhpur.

There are no management institutes in the village Rukhpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 Rukhpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Rukhpur


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Rukhpur


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Rukhpur.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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