Bakalo, Ambikapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bakalo


The village Bakalo is located in Ambikapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Bakalo Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ambikapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 10 kilometers away from Bakalo.

Travel and Communication for Bakalo


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

Postal Address:
Bakalo,
Surguja,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497001

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bakalo


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

A brief summary of available data for Bakalo 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 Bakalo


As per available data from the year 2009, 1219 persons live in 281 house holds in the village Bakalo. There are 612 female individuals and 607 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.21% and males constitute 49.79% of the total population.

There are 902 scheduled tribes persons of which 463 are females and 439 are males. Females constitute 51.33% and males constitute 48.67% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 74% of the total population.

Population density of Bakalo is 279.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bakalo


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Total area of Bakalo is 436.07 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 237.73 ha. About 233.82 ha is un-irrigated area. About 43.56 ha is irrigated area. About 43.56 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 34.45 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 9.59 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 25.05 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 14.15 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.9 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Bakalo


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Bakalo.

There is a government middle school in the village Bakalo.

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

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

Colleges in Bakalo


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 Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Bakalo.

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

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 Bakalo.

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Bakalo.

Other Educational Facilities in Bakalo


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Bakalo.

Healthcare Facilities in Bakalo


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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