Pondishankar, Champa, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pondishankar


The village Pondishankar is located in Champa Tahsil of Janjgir-Champa District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Pondishankar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bamhnidih(champa) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Champa, which is about 20 kilometers away from Pondishankar.

Travel and Communication for Pondishankar


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

Postal Address:
Pondishankar,
Janjgir-Champa,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 494337

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pondishankar


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

A brief summary of available data for Pondishankar 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 Pondishankar


As per available data from the year 2009, 4468 persons live in 908 house holds in the village Pondishankar. There are 2229 female individuals and 2239 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.89% and males constitute 50.11% of the total population.

There are 462 scheduled castes persons of which 229 are females and 233 are males. Females constitute 49.57% and males constitute 50.43% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 10.34% of the total population.

There are 12 scheduled tribes persons of which 4 are females and 8 are males. Females constitute 33.33% and males constitute 66.67% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.27% of the total population.

Population density of Pondishankar is 377.4 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pondishankar


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Total area of Pondishankar is 1183.9 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 905.5 ha. About 329.73 ha is un-irrigated area. About 728.3 ha is irrigated area. About 472.5 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 76.4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 59.3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 120.1 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 76.66 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 121.74 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 4.45 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 45.2 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.74 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Pondishankar


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Pondishankar.

There are 6 government primary schools in the village Pondishankar.

There are 3 government middle schools in the village Pondishankar.

There is a private secondary school in the village Pondishankar.

There is a private senior secondary school in the village Pondishankar.

Colleges in Pondishankar


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Bamhnidih, which is 5-10 kms away from Pondishankar.

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 Pondishankar.

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 Pondishankar.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Pondishankar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Saragaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Pondishankar.

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Pamgarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Pondishankar.

Healthcare Facilities in Pondishankar


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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