Geographic Location of Pondum

The village Pondum is located in Dantewada Tahsil of Dantewada District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Pondum Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dantewada Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dantewada, which is about 11 kilometers away from Pondum.

Travel and Communication for Pondum

There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Pondum,
Dantewada,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 494449

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pondum

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A brief summary of available data for Pondum is given below:

Social Structure of Pondum

As per available data from the year 2009, 2764 persons live in 554 house holds in the village Pondum. There are 1438 female individuals and 1326 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.03% and males constitute 47.97% of the total population.

There are 15 scheduled castes persons of which 10 are females and 5 are males. Females constitute 66.67% and males constitute 33.33% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.54% of the total population.

There are 2454 scheduled tribes persons of which 1280 are females and 1174 are males. Females constitute 52.16% and males constitute 47.84% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 88.78% of the total population.

Population density of Pondum is 72.3 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pondum

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Total area of Pondum is 3822.88 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 1700.34 ha. About 1700.34 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 311.47 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 51.29 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 57.56 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 299.75 ha is culturable waste land. About 60.9 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1253.3 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Pondum

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

There are 5 government primary schools in the village Pondum.

There is a government middle school in the village Pondum.

There is a government secondary school in the village Pondum.

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

Colleges in Pondum

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 Dantewada, which is more than 10 kms away from Pondum.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Pondum

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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Pondum 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 Gamawada, which is more than 10 kms away from Pondum.

Healthcare Facilities in Pondum

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

There is a primary health centre with 0 doctors and 0 paramedical staff in the village Pondum.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary with 1 doctors and 0 paramedical staff in the village Pondum.

There is no veterinary hospital in the village Pondum or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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