Chitrakot, Lohandiguda, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Chitrakot


The village Chitrakot is located in Lohandiguda Tahsil of Bastar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Chitrakot Gram Panchayat. It comes under Lohandiguda Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jagdalpur, which is about 35 kilometers away from Chitrakot.

Travel and Communication for Chitrakot


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chitrakot


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

A brief summary of available data for Chitrakot 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 Chitrakot


As per available data from the year 2009, 3587 persons live in 834 house holds in the village Chitrakot. There are 1796 female individuals and 1791 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.07% and males constitute 49.93% of the total population.

There are 31 scheduled castes persons of which 11 are females and 20 are males. Females constitute 35.48% and males constitute 64.52% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.86% of the total population.

There are 2136 scheduled tribes persons of which 1080 are females and 1056 are males. Females constitute 50.56% and males constitute 49.44% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 59.55% of the total population.

Population density of Chitrakot is 156.78 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chitrakot


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Total area of Chitrakot is 2287.99 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 813.09 ha. About 728.77 ha is un-irrigated area. About 93.97 ha is irrigated area. About 84.82 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 9.15 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 120.55 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 254 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 21.02 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 217.73 ha is culturable waste land. About 212.15 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 317.6 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Chitrakot


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

There is a government primary school in the village Chitrakot.

There are 3 government middle schools in the village Chitrakot.

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

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

Colleges in Chitrakot


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 more than 10 kms away from Chitrakot.

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

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 Chitrakot.

There are no management institutes in the village Chitrakot or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 Chitrakot.

Other Educational Facilities in Chitrakot


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 Chitrakot.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Chitrakot or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Chitrakot


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Chitrakot.

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

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

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

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

There is no dispensary in the village Chitrakot or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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

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