Bhakura, Ambikapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bhakura


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

Travel and Communication for Bhakura


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 Bhakura


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

A brief summary of available data for Bhakura 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 Bhakura


As per available data from the year 2009, 2411 persons live in 501 house holds in the village Bhakura. There are 1151 female individuals and 1260 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.74% and males constitute 52.26% of the total population.

There are 68 scheduled castes persons of which 38 are females and 30 are males. Females constitute 55.88% and males constitute 44.12% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.82% of the total population.

There are 1192 scheduled tribes persons of which 569 are females and 623 are males. Females constitute 47.73% and males constitute 52.27% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 49.44% of the total population.

Population density of Bhakura is 246.6 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bhakura


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Total area of Bhakura is 977.7 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 564.87 ha. About 508.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 56.37 ha is irrigated area. About 15.85 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 40.52 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 29.15 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 79.77 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 30.14 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 22.5 ha is culturable waste land. About 9.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 11.68 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Bhakura


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

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Bhakura.

There is a government middle school in the village Bhakura.

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

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

Colleges in Bhakura


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 Bhakura.

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 Bhakura.

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

There are no management institutes in the village Bhakura 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 Bhakura.

Other Educational Facilities in Bhakura


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 Bhakura.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Bhakura


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Bhakura.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Bhakura.

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

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

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

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