Matkot, Tokapal, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Matkot


The village Matkot is located in Tokapal Tahsil of Bastar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Matkot Gram Panchayat. It comes under Tonkapal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jagdalpur, which is about 25 kilometers away from Matkot.

Travel and Communication for Matkot


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Matkot


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

A brief summary of available data for Matkot 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 Matkot


As per available data from the year 2009, 1053 persons live in 265 house holds in the village Matkot. There are 559 female individuals and 494 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 53.09% and males constitute 46.91% of the total population.

There are 747 scheduled tribes persons of which 404 are females and 343 are males. Females constitute 54.08% and males constitute 45.92% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 70.94% of the total population.

Population density of Matkot is 176.59 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Matkot


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Total area of Matkot is 596.31 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 276.87 ha. About 222.03 ha is un-irrigated area. About 57.69 ha is irrigated area. About 34.69 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 23 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 64.89 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 34 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 40 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 19.65 ha is culturable waste land. About 15 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.47 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Matkot


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

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Matkot.

There is a government middle school in the village Matkot.

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

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

Colleges in Matkot


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Matkot or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Matkot or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 Matkot.

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

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Matkot or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Matkot


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

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

There are no differently abled schools in the village Matkot or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Matkot


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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