Hukwa, Chainpur, Palamu, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Hukwa


The village Hukwa is located in Chainpur C.D.Block of Palamu District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kankari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chainpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Medininagar, which is about 8 kilometers away from Hukwa.

Travel and Communication for Hukwa


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Hukwa


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

A brief summary of available data for Hukwa 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 Hukwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 499 persons live in 95 house holds in the village Hukwa. There are 256 female individuals and 243 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.3% and males constitute 48.7% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled castes persons of which 1 are females and 0 are males. Females constitute 100% and males constitute 0% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.2% of the total population.

There are 458 scheduled tribes persons of which 231 are females and 227 are males. Females constitute 50.44% and males constitute 49.56% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 91.78% of the total population.

Population density of Hukwa is 608.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Hukwa


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Total area of Hukwa is 82 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 49.01 ha. About 29.29 ha is un-irrigated area. About 14.68 ha is irrigated area. About 8.75 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 5.93 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 0.74 ha is lying as current fallow area.

Schools in Hukwa


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

There is a government primary school in the village Hukwa.

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

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

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

Colleges in Hukwa


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 Medininagar, which is 5-10 kms away from Hukwa.

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

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 Hukwa.

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 Hukwa.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Hukwa


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Medininagar, which is 5-10 kms away from Hukwa.

Healthcare Facilities in Hukwa


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Hukwa.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Hukwa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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