Barkol, Lundra, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Barkol


The village Barkol is located in Lundra Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Barkol Gram Panchayat. It comes under Lundra Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 40 kilometers away from Barkol.

Travel and Communication for Barkol


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Barkol


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

A brief summary of available data for Barkol 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 Barkol


As per available data from the year 2009, 1233 persons live in 282 house holds in the village Barkol. There are 602 female individuals and 631 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.82% and males constitute 51.18% of the total population.

There are 847 scheduled tribes persons of which 421 are females and 426 are males. Females constitute 49.7% and males constitute 50.3% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 68.69% of the total population.

Population density of Barkol is 221.4 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Barkol


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Total area of Barkol is 556.9 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 276.82 ha. About 260.21 ha is un-irrigated area. About 16.61 ha is irrigated area. About 3.71 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.45 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 10.45 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 5.04 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 211.81 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 3.03 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.91 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 24.07 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Barkol


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Lundra, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkol.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Barkol.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Barkol.

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

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

Colleges in Barkol


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 more than 10 kms away from Barkol.

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 Barkol.

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Barkol


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 more than 10 kms away from Barkol.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Barkol 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 more than 10 kms away from Barkol.

Healthcare Facilities in Barkol


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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Barkol.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Barkol.

There is no TB clinic in the village Barkol or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Barkol or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Barkol or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a veterinary hospital with 2 doctors and 0 paramedical staff in the village Barkol.

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

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

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

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