Choknar, Bakavand, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Choknar


The village Choknar is located in Bakavand Tahsil of Bastar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Choknar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bakaband Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jagdalpur, which is about 15 kilometers away from Choknar.

Travel and Communication for Choknar


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

Postal Address:
Choknar,
Bastar,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 494224

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Choknar


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

A brief summary of available data for Choknar 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 Choknar


As per available data from the year 2009, 759 persons live in 183 house holds in the village Choknar. There are 405 female individuals and 354 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 53.36% and males constitute 46.64% of the total population.

There are 496 scheduled tribes persons of which 265 are females and 231 are males. Females constitute 53.43% and males constitute 46.57% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 65.35% of the total population.

Population density of Choknar is 141.67 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Choknar


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Total area of Choknar is 535.75 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 232.7 ha. About 242.77 ha is un-irrigated area. About 2.2 ha is irrigated area. About 2.2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 11.53 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 32.87 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 35 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.16 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.91 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Choknar


There are no pre-primary schools in the village Choknar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Choknar.

There is a government middle school in the village Choknar.

There are no secondary schools in the village Choknar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Colleges in Choknar


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 Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Choknar.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Choknar


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Choknar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Choknar.

Healthcare Facilities in Choknar


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Choknar.

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

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

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

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