Sarkanda, Basna, Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sarkanda


The village Sarkanda is located in Basna Tahsil of Mahasamund District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sarkanda Gram Panchayat. It comes under Basna Community Development Block. The nearest town is Basna, which is about 22 kilometers away from Sarkanda.

Travel and Communication for Sarkanda


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

Postal Address:
Sarkanda,
Mahasamund,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 493555

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sarkanda


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

A brief summary of available data for Sarkanda 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 Sarkanda


As per available data from the year 2009, 725 persons live in 176 house holds in the village Sarkanda. There are 372 female individuals and 353 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.31% and males constitute 48.69% of the total population.

There are 125 scheduled castes persons of which 62 are females and 63 are males. Females constitute 49.6% and males constitute 50.4% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 17.24% of the total population.

There are 296 scheduled tribes persons of which 153 are females and 143 are males. Females constitute 51.69% and males constitute 48.31% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 40.83% of the total population.

Population density of Sarkanda is 207.22 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sarkanda


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Total area of Sarkanda is 349.87 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 285.5 ha. About 237.68 ha is un-irrigated area. About 64.4 ha is irrigated area. About 8.4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 56 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 30.2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 19.5 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.98 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1 ha is culturable waste land. About 3 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 7.69 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sarkanda


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

There is a government primary school in the village Sarkanda.

There is a government middle school in the village Sarkanda.

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

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

Colleges in Sarkanda


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 Basna, which is more than 10 kms away from Sarkanda.

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 Sarkanda.

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 Sarkanda.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sarkanda


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sarkanda


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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Sarkanda.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sarkanda.

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sarkanda.

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

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

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

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

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

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