Damkara, Palkot, Gumla, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Damkara


The village Damkara is located in Palkot C.D.Block of Gumla District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Bagru Gram Panchayat. It comes under Palkot Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gumla, which is about 35 kilometers away from Damkara.

Travel and Communication for Damkara


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Damkara


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

A brief summary of available data for Damkara 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 Damkara


As per available data from the year 2009, 1111 persons live in 227 house holds in the village Damkara. There are 588 female individuals and 523 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.93% and males constitute 47.07% of the total population.

There are 24 scheduled castes persons of which 10 are females and 14 are males. Females constitute 41.67% and males constitute 58.33% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.16% of the total population.

There are 983 scheduled tribes persons of which 531 are females and 452 are males. Females constitute 54.02% and males constitute 45.98% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 88.48% of the total population.

Population density of Damkara is 152.19 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Damkara


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Total area of Damkara is 730 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 174.98 ha. About 43.57 ha is un-irrigated area. About 7.33 ha is irrigated area. About 3.17 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 4.16 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 99.47 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 86.03 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 92.86 ha is culturable waste land. About 94.24 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Damkara


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

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Damkara.

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

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

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

Colleges in Damkara


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 Gumla, which is more than 10 kms away from Damkara.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Damkara


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Damkara


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

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

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

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Damkara.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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