Geographic Location of Sonkra

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

Travel and Communication for Sonkra

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 Sonkra

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

Social Structure of Sonkra

As per available data from the year 2009, 2397 persons live in 435 house holds in the village Sonkra. There are 1204 female individuals and 1193 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.23% and males constitute 49.77% of the total population.

There are 345 scheduled castes persons of which 178 are females and 167 are males. Females constitute 51.59% and males constitute 48.41% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.39% of the total population.

There are 27 scheduled tribes persons of which 14 are females and 13 are males. Females constitute 51.85% and males constitute 48.15% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.13% of the total population.

Population density of Sonkra is 227.43 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonkra

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Total area of Sonkra is 1053.96 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 799.41 ha. About 590.44 ha is un-irrigated area. About 463.15 ha is irrigated area. About 60 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 373 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 30.15 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 89.62 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 109.57 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 8.39 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 25.02 ha is culturable waste land. About 20.45 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.5 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonkra

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

There is a government primary school in the village Sonkra.

There is a government middle school in the village Sonkra.

There is a government secondary school in the village Sonkra.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Sonkra.

Colleges in Sonkra

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 Berla, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonkra.

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

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 Sonkra.

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 Sonkra.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sonkra

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Berla, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonkra.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sonkra

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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sonkra.

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Sonkra.

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

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

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

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

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