Gokana, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 21, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gokana


The village Gokana is located in Chhuikhadan Tahsil of Rajnandgaon District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Gokana Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chhuikhadan Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gandai, which is about 5 kilometers away from Gokana.

Travel and Communication for Gokana


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 Gokana


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

A brief summary of available data for Gokana 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 Gokana


As per available data from the year 2009, 1234 persons live in 235 house holds in the village Gokana. There are 616 female individuals and 618 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.92% and males constitute 50.08% of the total population.

There are 73 scheduled castes persons of which 42 are females and 31 are males. Females constitute 57.53% and males constitute 42.47% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.92% of the total population.

There are 44 scheduled tribes persons of which 22 are females and 22 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 3.57% of the total population.

Population density of Gokana is 456.16 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gokana


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Total area of Gokana is 270.52 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 231.11 ha. About 75.08 ha is un-irrigated area. About 200.41 ha is irrigated area. About 198.92 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 1.49 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 27.68 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.87 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 1.49 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.1 ha is culturable waste land. About 7.27 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Gokana


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

There is a government primary school in the village Gokana.

There is a government middle school in the village Gokana.

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

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

Colleges in Gokana


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 Gandai, which is less than 5 kms away from Gokana.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gokana


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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Chhuikhadan, which is more than 10 kms away from Gokana.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Rajnandgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Gokana.

Healthcare Facilities in Gokana


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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