Kerakachhar, Kartala, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kerakachhar


The village Kerakachhar is located in Kartala Tahsil of Korba District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Kerakachhar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kartala Community Development Block. The nearest town is Korba, which is about 46 kilometers away from Kerakachhar.

Travel and Communication for Kerakachhar


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kerakachhar


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A brief summary of available data for Kerakachhar 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 Kerakachhar


As per available data from the year 2009, 2345 persons live in 602 house holds in the village Kerakachhar. There are 1179 female individuals and 1166 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.28% and males constitute 49.72% of the total population.

There are 93 scheduled castes persons of which 49 are females and 44 are males. Females constitute 52.69% and males constitute 47.31% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.97% of the total population.

There are 1868 scheduled tribes persons of which 935 are females and 933 are males. Females constitute 50.05% and males constitute 49.95% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 79.66% of the total population.

Population density of Kerakachhar is 121.53 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kerakachhar


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Total area of Kerakachhar is 1929.61 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 558.42 ha. About 423.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 180.04 ha is irrigated area. About 162.86 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 11.37 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 5.81 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 36.33 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 79.14 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 39.47 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 6.43 ha is culturable waste land. About 39.14 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 936.58 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kerakachhar


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

There are 5 government primary schools in the village Kerakachhar.

There is a government middle school in the village Kerakachhar.

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

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

Colleges in Kerakachhar


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 Kartala, which is more than 10 kms away from Kerakachhar.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Kerakachhar


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Kerakachhar


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

There is a primary health centre with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Kerakachhar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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