Purshotam Nagar, Pakhanjur, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Purshotam Nagar


The village Purshotam Nagar is located in Pakhanjur Tahsil of Kanker District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Purshotam Nagar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Koyalibeda Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pakhanjur, which is about 3 kilometers away from Purshotam Nagar.

Travel and Communication for Purshotam Nagar


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 Purshotam Nagar


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

A brief summary of available data for Purshotam Nagar 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 Purshotam Nagar


As per available data from the year 2009, 1967 persons live in 382 house holds in the village Purshotam Nagar. There are 954 female individuals and 1013 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.5% and males constitute 51.5% of the total population.

Population density of Purshotam Nagar is 326.74 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Purshotam Nagar


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Total area of Purshotam Nagar is 602 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 323 ha. About 288 ha is un-irrigated area. About 45 ha is irrigated area. About 15 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 30 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 60 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 38 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 15 ha is culturable waste land. About 15 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Purshotam Nagar


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Purshotam Nagar.

There is a government middle school in the village Purshotam Nagar.

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

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

Colleges in Purshotam Nagar


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 Pakhanjur, which is less than 5 kms away from Purshotam Nagar.

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

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 Purshotam Nagar.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Purshotam Nagar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Pakhanjur, which is less than 5 kms away from Purshotam Nagar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Pakhanjur, which is less than 5 kms away from Purshotam Nagar.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Purshotam Nagar


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Purshotam Nagar.

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Purshotam Nagar.

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Purshotam Nagar.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Purshotam Nagar.

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

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Purshotam Nagar.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Purshotam Nagar.

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

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