Prakashpur, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 21, 2024.

Geographic Location of Prakashpur


The village Prakashpur is located in Khairagarh Tahsil of Rajnandgaon District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Prakashpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Khairagarh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Khairagarh, which is about 17 kilometers away from Prakashpur.

Travel and Communication for Prakashpur


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

Postal Address:
Prakashpur,
Rajnandgaon,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 491881

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Prakashpur


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

A brief summary of available data for Prakashpur 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 Prakashpur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1496 persons live in 269 house holds in the village Prakashpur. There are 729 female individuals and 767 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.73% and males constitute 51.27% of the total population.

There are 296 scheduled castes persons of which 132 are females and 164 are males. Females constitute 44.59% and males constitute 55.41% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 19.79% of the total population.

There are 247 scheduled tribes persons of which 126 are females and 121 are males. Females constitute 51.01% and males constitute 48.99% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 16.51% of the total population.

Population density of Prakashpur is 260.73 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Prakashpur


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Total area of Prakashpur is 573.78 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 512.46 ha. About 474.22 ha is un-irrigated area. About 112.65 ha is irrigated area. About 112.65 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 27.49 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 15.14 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 5.94 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 4.9 ha is culturable waste land. About 7.85 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Prakashpur


There are no pre-primary schools in the village Prakashpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a government primary school in the village Prakashpur.

There is a government middle school in the village Prakashpur.

There is a private secondary school in the village Prakashpur.

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

Colleges in Prakashpur


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 Khiaragarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Prakashpur.

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

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 Prakashpur.

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

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 Prakashpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Prakashpur


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 Prakashpur.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Prakashpur


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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