Hanker, Pakhanjur, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Hanker


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

Travel and Communication for Hanker


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

Postal Address:
Hanker,
Kanker,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 494776

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Hanker


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

A brief summary of available data for Hanker 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 Hanker


As per available data from the year 2009, 273 persons live in 43 house holds in the village Hanker. There are 138 female individuals and 135 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.55% and males constitute 49.45% of the total population.

There are 256 scheduled tribes persons of which 129 are females and 127 are males. Females constitute 50.39% and males constitute 49.61% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 93.77% of the total population.

Population density of Hanker is 54.9 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Hanker


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Total area of Hanker is 497.29 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 227.64 ha. About 472.65 ha is un-irrigated area. About 24.64 ha is irrigated area. About 15.1 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 9.54 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 22.59 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 55.04 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 27.52 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 19.49 ha is culturable waste land. About 10.88 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.58 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Hanker


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

There is a government primary school in the village Hanker.

There is a government middle school in the village Hanker.

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

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

Colleges in Hanker


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 Pakhanjur, which is 5-10 kms away from Hanker.

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 Hanker.

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 Hanker.

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 Hanker.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Hanker


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Pakhanjur, which is more than 10 kms away from Hanker.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Hanker


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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