Balikonta, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balikonta


The village Balikonta is located in Jagdalpur Tahsil of Bastar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Balikonta Gram Panchayat. It comes under Jagdalpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jagdalpur, which is about 8 kilometers away from Balikonta.

Travel and Communication for Balikonta


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balikonta,
Bastar,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 493441

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balikonta


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

A brief summary of available data for Balikonta 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 Balikonta


As per available data from the year 2009, 1099 persons live in 238 house holds in the village Balikonta. There are 545 female individuals and 554 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.59% and males constitute 50.41% of the total population.

There are 804 scheduled tribes persons of which 389 are females and 415 are males. Females constitute 48.38% and males constitute 51.62% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 73.16% of the total population.

Population density of Balikonta is 469.5 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balikonta


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Total area of Balikonta is 234.08 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 126.38 ha. About 126.38 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.29 ha is irrigated area. About 1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3.29 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 48.02 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 30 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 3.71 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 13.93 ha is culturable waste land. About 12.04 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Balikonta


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Balikonta.

There is a government middle school in the village Balikonta.

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

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

Colleges in Balikonta


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 Dharampura, which is less than 5 kms away from Balikonta.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dharampura, which is less than 5 kms away from Balikonta.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jagdalpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Balikonta.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Jagdalpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Balikonta.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dharampur (jagdalpur ), which is less than 5 kms away from Balikonta.

Other Educational Facilities in Balikonta


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 5-10 kms away from Balikonta.

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 5-10 kms away from Balikonta.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dharampura, which is less than 5 kms away from Balikonta.

Healthcare Facilities in Balikonta


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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Balikonta.

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

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

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

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

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

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