Kara, Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kara


The village Kara is located in Raipur Tahsil of Raipur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Kara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Raipur(dharsiva) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Birgaon, which is about 16 kilometers away from Kara.

Travel and Communication for Kara


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kara


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

A brief summary of available data for Kara 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 Kara


As per available data from the year 2009, 1097 persons live in 191 house holds in the village Kara. There are 533 female individuals and 564 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.59% and males constitute 51.41% of the total population.

There are 2 scheduled castes persons of which 1 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.18% of the total population.

There are 14 scheduled tribes persons of which 7 are females and 7 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.28% of the total population.

Population density of Kara is 431.89 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kara


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Total area of Kara is 254 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 147 ha. About 61 ha is un-irrigated area. About 80 ha is irrigated area. About 20 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 60 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 28 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 28 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 8 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 28 ha is culturable waste land. About 15 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Kara


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

There is a government primary school in the village Kara.

There is a government middle school in the village Kara.

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

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

Colleges in Kara


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 Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kara.

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 Kara.

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 Kara.

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 Kara.

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 Kara.

Other Educational Facilities in Kara


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 Kara.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Kara 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 Kara.

Healthcare Facilities in Kara


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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Kara.

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

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

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

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

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

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