Saskalo, Ambikapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Saskalo


The village Saskalo is located in Ambikapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Saskalo Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ambikapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 15 kilometers away from Saskalo.

Travel and Communication for Saskalo


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 Saskalo


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

A brief summary of available data for Saskalo 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 Saskalo


As per available data from the year 2009, 1047 persons live in 274 house holds in the village Saskalo. There are 505 female individuals and 542 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.23% and males constitute 51.77% of the total population.

There are 90 scheduled castes persons of which 47 are females and 43 are males. Females constitute 52.22% and males constitute 47.78% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 8.6% of the total population.

There are 683 scheduled tribes persons of which 331 are females and 352 are males. Females constitute 48.46% and males constitute 51.54% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 65.23% of the total population.

Population density of Saskalo is 328.74 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Saskalo


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Total area of Saskalo is 318.49 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 239.99 ha. About 244.66 ha is un-irrigated area. About 6.93 ha is irrigated area. About 1.21 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 5.72 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 30.99 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 24.4 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.81 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 20.15 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Saskalo


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Saskalo.

There is a government middle school in the village Saskalo.

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

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

Colleges in Saskalo


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 Saskalo.

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 Saskalo.

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 Saskalo.

There are no management institutes in the village Saskalo 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 Saskalo.

Other Educational Facilities in Saskalo


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 Saskalo.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Saskalo or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Saskalo.

Healthcare Facilities in Saskalo


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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