Geographic Location of Sankara

The village Sankara is located in Khairagarh Tahsil of Rajnandgaon District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sankara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Khairagarh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Khairagarh, which is about 11 kilometers away from Sankara.

Travel and Communication for Sankara

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

Postal Address:
Sankara,
Rajnandgaon,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 493559

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sankara

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A brief summary of available data for Sankara is given below:

Social Structure of Sankara

As per available data from the year 2009, 810 persons live in 172 house holds in the village Sankara. There are 418 female individuals and 392 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.6% and males constitute 48.4% of the total population.

There are 40 scheduled castes persons of which 20 are females and 20 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.94% of the total population.

There are 117 scheduled tribes persons of which 61 are females and 56 are males. Females constitute 52.14% and males constitute 47.86% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 14.44% of the total population.

Population density of Sankara is 302.78 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sankara

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Total area of Sankara is 267.52 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 218.73 ha. About 86.91 ha is un-irrigated area. About 131.82 ha is irrigated area. About 123.74 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 8.08 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 14.73 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 30.16 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 1.11 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.44 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.35 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sankara

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

There is a government primary school in the village Sankara.

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

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

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

Colleges in Sankara

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 Khairagarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

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

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 Sankara.

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 Sankara.

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 Sankara.

Other Educational Facilities in Sankara

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 Sankara.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sankara

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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