Jarakela, Lundra, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jarakela


The village Jarakela is located in Lundra Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Jarakela Gram Panchayat. It comes under Lundra Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 50 kilometers away from Jarakela.

Travel and Communication for Jarakela


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jarakela


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

A brief summary of available data for Jarakela 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 Jarakela


As per available data from the year 2009, 479 persons live in 126 house holds in the village Jarakela. There are 234 female individuals and 245 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.85% and males constitute 51.15% of the total population.

There are 453 scheduled tribes persons of which 221 are females and 232 are males. Females constitute 48.79% and males constitute 51.21% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 94.57% of the total population.

Population density of Jarakela is 206.75 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jarakela


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Total area of Jarakela is 231.68 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 80.32 ha. About 75.61 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.71 ha is irrigated area. About 2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.71 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 35.95 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 9.59 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 66.32 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 16.11 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Jarakela


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

There is a government primary school in the village Jarakela.

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

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Bargidih, which is 5-10 kms away from Jarakela.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bargidih, which is 5-10 kms away from Jarakela.

Colleges in Jarakela


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 Jarakela.

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 Jarakela.

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 Jarakela.

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 Jarakela.

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 Jarakela.

Other Educational Facilities in Jarakela


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 Jarakela.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Jarakela


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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