Karrikachar, Gharghoda, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karrikachar


The village Karrikachar is located in Gharghoda Tahsil of Raigarh District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Kamtara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gharghoda Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gharghoda, which is about 42 kilometers away from Karrikachar.

Travel and Communication for Karrikachar


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karrikachar


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

A brief summary of available data for Karrikachar 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 Karrikachar


As per available data from the year 2009, 271 persons live in 81 house holds in the village Karrikachar. There are 135 female individuals and 136 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.82% and males constitute 50.18% of the total population.

There are 190 scheduled tribes persons of which 90 are females and 100 are males. Females constitute 47.37% and males constitute 52.63% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 70.11% of the total population.

Population density of Karrikachar is 136.46 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karrikachar


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Total area of Karrikachar is 198.6 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 28.52 ha. About 44.12 ha is un-irrigated area. About 1.41 ha is irrigated area. About 1.41 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 5.85 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 124.67 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 6.82 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 17.48 ha is culturable waste land. About 7.94 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Karrikachar


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

There is a government primary school in the village Karrikachar.

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

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Laripani, which is more than 10 kms away from Karrikachar.

Colleges in Karrikachar


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 Gharghoda, which is more than 10 kms away from Karrikachar.

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

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 Karrikachar.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Karrikachar


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Karrikachar


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Karrikachar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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