Belkona, Shankargarh, Balrampur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 28, 2024.

Geographic Location of Belkona


The village Belkona is located in Shankargarh Tahsil of Balrampur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Belkona Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shankargarh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 69 kilometers away from Belkona.

Travel and Communication for Belkona


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

Postal Address:
Belkona,
Balrampur,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497118

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Belkona


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

A brief summary of available data for Belkona 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 Belkona


As per available data from the year 2009, 1778 persons live in 406 house holds in the village Belkona. There are 884 female individuals and 894 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.72% and males constitute 50.28% of the total population.

There are 33 scheduled castes persons of which 21 are females and 12 are males. Females constitute 63.64% and males constitute 36.36% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.86% of the total population.

There are 1642 scheduled tribes persons of which 815 are females and 827 are males. Females constitute 49.63% and males constitute 50.37% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 92.35% of the total population.

Population density of Belkona is 150.73 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Belkona


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Total area of Belkona is 1179.57 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 524.91 ha. About 572.22 ha is un-irrigated area. About 17.44 ha is irrigated area. About 1.74 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1.97 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 13.73 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 128.14 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 69.96 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 54.1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 56.14 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.15 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Belkona


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Shankargarh, which is less than 5 kms away from Belkona.

There are 5 government primary schools in the village Belkona.

There are 4 government middle schools in the village Belkona.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Shankargarh, which is less than 5 kms away from Belkona.

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

Colleges in Belkona


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 Belkona.

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 Belkona.

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 Belkona.

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

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 Belkona.

Other Educational Facilities in Belkona


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 Belkona.

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 Belkona.

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 Belkona.

Healthcare Facilities in Belkona


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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Belkona.

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Belkona.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Belkona.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Belkona.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Belkona.

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

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