Geographic Location of Karekot

The village Karekot is located in Lohandiguda Tahsil of Bastar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Karekot Gram Panchayat. It comes under Lohandiguda Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jagdalpur, which is about 68 kilometers away from Karekot.

Travel and Communication for Karekot

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karekot

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A brief summary of available data for Karekot is given below:

Social Structure of Karekot

As per available data from the year 2009, 1308 persons live in 285 house holds in the village Karekot. There are 679 female individuals and 629 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.91% and males constitute 48.09% of the total population.

There are 481 scheduled tribes persons of which 249 are females and 232 are males. Females constitute 51.77% and males constitute 48.23% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 36.77% of the total population.

Population density of Karekot is 157.62 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karekot

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Total area of Karekot is 829.84 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 229.03 ha. About 334.65 ha is un-irrigated area. About 1.5 ha is irrigated area. About 1.5 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 204.78 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.24 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 11.01 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 82.1 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.24 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 290.18 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Karekot

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Lohandiguda, which is more than 10 kms away from Karekot.

There are 5 government primary schools in the village Karekot.

There is a government middle school in the village Karekot.

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Mardum, which is more than 10 kms away from Karekot.

Colleges in Karekot

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 Karekot.

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 Karekot.

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 Karekot.

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

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 Karekot.

Other Educational Facilities in Karekot

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 Karekot.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Karekot 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 Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karekot.

Healthcare Facilities in Karekot

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Karekot.

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

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

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