Geographic Location of Okra

The village Okra is located in Rajpur Tahsil of Balrampur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Okra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Rajpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rajpur, which is about 5 kilometers away from Okra.

Travel and Communication for Okra

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Okra

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A brief summary of available data for Okra is given below:

Social Structure of Okra

As per available data from the year 2009, 1365 persons live in 293 house holds in the village Okra. There are 695 female individuals and 670 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.92% and males constitute 49.08% of the total population.

There are 49 scheduled castes persons of which 25 are females and 24 are males. Females constitute 51.02% and males constitute 48.98% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.59% of the total population.

There are 1164 scheduled tribes persons of which 592 are females and 572 are males. Females constitute 50.86% and males constitute 49.14% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 85.27% of the total population.

Population density of Okra is 234.83 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Okra

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Total area of Okra is 581.26 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 296.09 ha. About 244.06 ha is un-irrigated area. About 52.03 ha is irrigated area. About 5.24 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 46.79 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 32.62 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 45.14 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 31.98 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 7.11 ha is culturable waste land. About 13.8 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 4.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Okra

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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Okra.

There is a government middle school in the village Okra.

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

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

Colleges in Okra

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 Rajpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Okra.

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

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 Okra.

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

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 Okra.

Other Educational Facilities in Okra

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 Okra.

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 5-10 kms away from Okra.

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 Okra.

Healthcare Facilities in Okra

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is no veterinary hospital in the village Okra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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