Sankra, Rajnandgaon, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 21, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sankra


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

Travel and Communication for Sankra


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 Sankra


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

A brief summary of available data for Sankra 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 Sankra


As per available data from the year 2009, 2577 persons live in 577 house holds in the village Sankra. There are 1252 female individuals and 1325 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.58% and males constitute 51.42% of the total population.

There are 517 scheduled castes persons of which 248 are females and 269 are males. Females constitute 47.97% and males constitute 52.03% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.06% of the total population.

There are 12 scheduled tribes persons of which 5 are females and 7 are males. Females constitute 41.67% and males constitute 58.33% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.47% of the total population.

Population density of Sankra is 277.48 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sankra


Maps, reports and datasets of Sankra on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Sankra is 928.71 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 620.53 ha. About 668.82 ha is un-irrigated area. About 96.83 ha is irrigated area. About 69.44 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 27.39 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 119.91 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 104 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 27.34 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 48.64 ha is culturable waste land. About 8.29 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sankra


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

There is a government primary school in the village Sankra.

There is a government middle school in the village Sankra.

There is a government secondary school in the village Sankra.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Sankra.

Colleges in Sankra


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Sankra


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There are no differently abled schools in the village Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Sankra


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sankra.

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

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

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

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

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

There is no veterinary hospital in the village Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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