Cherakur, Bastar, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Cherakur


The village Cherakur is located in Bastar Tahsil of Bastar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Cherakur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bastar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bastar, which is about 45 kilometers away from Cherakur.

Travel and Communication for Cherakur


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Cherakur,
Bastar,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 494442

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Cherakur


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

A brief summary of available data for Cherakur 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 Cherakur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1333 persons live in 301 house holds in the village Cherakur. There are 714 female individuals and 619 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 53.56% and males constitute 46.44% of the total population.

There are 1299 scheduled tribes persons of which 696 are females and 603 are males. Females constitute 53.58% and males constitute 46.42% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 97.45% of the total population.

Population density of Cherakur is 49.77 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Cherakur


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Total area of Cherakur is 2678.21 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 376.94 ha. About 377.78 ha is un-irrigated area. About 1.6 ha is irrigated area. About 1.6 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 62.39 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 330 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.2 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 9.65 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.41 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.98 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Cherakur


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

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Cherakur.

There is a government middle school in the village Cherakur.

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

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

Colleges in Cherakur


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 Cherakur.

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 Cherakur.

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

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 Cherakur.

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 Cherakur.

Other Educational Facilities in Cherakur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Cherakur.

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 Cherakur.

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 Cherakur.

Healthcare Facilities in Cherakur


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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