Kognara, Gharghoda, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kognara


The village Kognara is located in Gharghoda Tahsil of Raigarh District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Charbhantha Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gharghoda Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gharghoda, which is about 4 kilometers away from Kognara.

Travel and Communication for Kognara


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kognara


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

A brief summary of available data for Kognara 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 Kognara


As per available data from the year 2009, 678 persons live in 168 house holds in the village Kognara. There are 346 female individuals and 332 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.03% and males constitute 48.97% of the total population.

There are 49 scheduled castes persons of which 21 are females and 28 are males. Females constitute 42.86% and males constitute 57.14% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 7.23% of the total population.

There are 604 scheduled tribes persons of which 310 are females and 294 are males. Females constitute 51.32% and males constitute 48.68% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 89.09% of the total population.

Population density of Kognara is 166.87 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kognara


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Total area of Kognara is 406.31 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 247.95 ha. About 250.95 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.4 ha is irrigated area. About 0.4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 12.85 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 63.79 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 22 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 12.96 ha is culturable waste land. About 38.61 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 8 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kognara


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Gharghoda, which is less than 5 kms away from Kognara.

There is a government primary school in the village Kognara.

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

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

There are no senior secondary schools in the village Kognara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Colleges in Kognara


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Kognara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Kognara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 Kognara.

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 Kognara.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Kognara


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Kognara


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Kognara.

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Kognara.

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Kognara.

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

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Kognara.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kognara.

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

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