Chaura, Rajpur, Balrampur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Chaura


The village Chaura is located in Rajpur Tahsil of Balrampur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Chaura Gram Panchayat. It comes under Rajpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rajpur, which is about 25 kilometers away from Chaura.

Travel and Communication for Chaura


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chaura


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

A brief summary of available data for Chaura 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 Chaura


As per available data from the year 2009, 2240 persons live in 513 house holds in the village Chaura. There are 1157 female individuals and 1083 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.65% and males constitute 48.35% of the total population.

There are 93 scheduled castes persons of which 49 are females and 44 are males. Females constitute 52.69% and males constitute 47.31% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.15% of the total population.

There are 1579 scheduled tribes persons of which 814 are females and 765 are males. Females constitute 51.55% and males constitute 48.45% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 70.49% of the total population.

Population density of Chaura is 128.74 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chaura


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Total area of Chaura is 1739.98 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 749.69 ha. About 710.76 ha is un-irrigated area. About 36.57 ha is irrigated area. About 2.18 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 34.39 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 69.59 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 162.51 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 62.78 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.95 ha is culturable waste land. About 12.85 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Chaura


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chaura.

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Chaura.

There is a government middle school in the village Chaura.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Giopalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chaura.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gopalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chaura.

Colleges in Chaura


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 Chaura.

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

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

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

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 Chaura.

Other Educational Facilities in Chaura


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 Chaura.

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

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 Chaura.

Healthcare Facilities in Chaura


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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