Raikera, Sitapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Raikera


The village Raikera is located in Sitapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Raikera Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sitapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sitapur, which is about 10 kilometers away from Raikera.

Travel and Communication for Raikera


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 Raikera


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

A brief summary of available data for Raikera 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 Raikera


As per available data from the year 2009, 2723 persons live in 618 house holds in the village Raikera. There are 1375 female individuals and 1348 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.5% and males constitute 49.5% of the total population.

There are 131 scheduled castes persons of which 67 are females and 64 are males. Females constitute 51.15% and males constitute 48.85% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.81% of the total population.

There are 1483 scheduled tribes persons of which 766 are females and 717 are males. Females constitute 51.65% and males constitute 48.35% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 54.46% of the total population.

Population density of Raikera is 441.06 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Raikera


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Total area of Raikera is 617.37 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 449.88 ha. About 715.88 ha is un-irrigated area. About 235.41 ha is irrigated area. About 21.4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 214.01 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 84.87 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 66 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 8.51 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 6.86 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.25 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Raikera


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

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Raikera.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Raikera.

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

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

Colleges in Raikera


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 Sitapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Raikera.

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 Raikera.

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 Raikera.

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 Raikera.

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 Raikera.

Other Educational Facilities in Raikera


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 Raikera.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Raikera.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Raikera


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Raikera.

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is no dispensary in the village Raikera or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Raikera.

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

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