Sihar, Shankargarh, Balrampur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sihar


The village Sihar is located in Shankargarh Tahsil of Balrampur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sihar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shankargarh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 67 kilometers away from Sihar.

Travel and Communication for Sihar


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

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sihar


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

A brief summary of available data for Sihar 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 Sihar


As per available data from the year 2009, 803 persons live in 189 house holds in the village Sihar. There are 395 female individuals and 408 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.19% and males constitute 50.81% of the total population.

There are 688 scheduled tribes persons of which 335 are females and 353 are males. Females constitute 48.69% and males constitute 51.31% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 85.68% of the total population.

Population density of Sihar is 287.46 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sihar


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Total area of Sihar is 279.34 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 200.05 ha. About 210.2 ha is un-irrigated area. About 20.03 ha is irrigated area. About 2.31 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1.5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 16.22 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 36.91 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2.49 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 5.72 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.48 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.4 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sihar


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 Sihar.

There is a government primary school in the village Sihar.

There is a government middle school in the village Sihar.

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 Sihar.

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

Colleges in Sihar


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 Sihar.

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 Sihar.

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 Sihar.

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 Sihar.

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 Sihar.

Other Educational Facilities in Sihar


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 Sihar.

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 Sihar.

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 Sihar.

Healthcare Facilities in Sihar


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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