Geographic Location of Sankara

The village Sankara is located in Chhura Tahsil of Gariyaband District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sankra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chhura Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gobra Nawapara, which is about 35 kilometers away from Sankara.

Travel and Communication for Sankara

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sankara

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

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

Social Structure of Sankara

As per available data from the year 2009, 839 persons live in 179 house holds in the village Sankara. There are 447 female individuals and 392 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 53.28% and males constitute 46.72% of the total population.

There are 71 scheduled castes persons of which 35 are females and 36 are males. Females constitute 49.3% and males constitute 50.7% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 8.46% of the total population.

There are 619 scheduled tribes persons of which 332 are females and 287 are males. Females constitute 53.63% and males constitute 46.37% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 73.78% of the total population.

Population density of Sankara is 156.72 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sankara

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Total area of Sankara is 535.35 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 242.64 ha. About 105.17 ha is un-irrigated area. About 300 ha is irrigated area. About 200 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 100 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 34.1 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 48.46 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.5 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.48 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sankara

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

There is a government primary school in the village Sankara.

There is a government middle school in the village Sankara.

There is a government secondary school in the village Sankara.

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

Colleges in Sankara

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 Rajim, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

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

There are no medical colleges in the village Sankara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sankara

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sankara

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sankara.

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

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

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

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Sankara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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

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