Kalkasa, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kalkasa


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

Travel and Communication for Kalkasa


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kalkasa


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

A brief summary of available data for Kalkasa 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 Kalkasa


As per available data from the year 2009, 605 persons live in 123 house holds in the village Kalkasa. There are 305 female individuals and 300 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.41% and males constitute 49.59% of the total population.

There are 70 scheduled castes persons of which 40 are females and 30 are males. Females constitute 57.14% and males constitute 42.86% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 11.57% of the total population.

There are 310 scheduled tribes persons of which 147 are females and 163 are males. Females constitute 47.42% and males constitute 52.58% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 51.24% of the total population.

Population density of Kalkasa is 378.34 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kalkasa


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Total area of Kalkasa is 159.91 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 106.4 ha. About 51.09 ha is un-irrigated area. About 55.31 ha is irrigated area. About 55.31 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 11.8 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7.69 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 1.75 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 11.32 ha is lying as current fallow area.

Schools in Kalkasa


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

There is a government primary school in the village Kalkasa.

There is a government middle school in the village Kalkasa.

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

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

Colleges in Kalkasa


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 Dongargarh, which is 5-10 kms away from Kalkasa.

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

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 Kalkasa.

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 Kalkasa.

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 Kalkasa.

Other Educational Facilities in Kalkasa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dongargarh, which is 5-10 kms away from Kalkasa.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Kalkasa


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Kalkasa.

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Kalkasa.

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Kalkasa.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Kalkasa.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Kalkasa.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Kalkasa.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kalkasa.

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

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