Purantarai, Dantewada, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Purantarai


The village Purantarai is located in Dantewada Tahsil of Dantewada District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Bhogam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dantewada Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dantewada, which is about 5 kilometers away from Purantarai.

Travel and Communication for Purantarai


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

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Purantarai


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

A brief summary of available data for Purantarai 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 Purantarai


As per available data from the year 2009, 449 persons live in 118 house holds in the village Purantarai. There are 219 female individuals and 230 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.78% and males constitute 51.22% of the total population.

There are 431 scheduled tribes persons of which 211 are females and 220 are males. Females constitute 48.96% and males constitute 51.04% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 95.99% of the total population.

Population density of Purantarai is 96.85 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Purantarai


Maps, reports and datasets of Purantarai on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Purantarai is 463.58 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 157.53 ha. About 157.53 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.1 ha is irrigated area. About 1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 4.1 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 67.03 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.6 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 36.4 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 38.99 ha is culturable waste land. About 15.1 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Purantarai


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Purantarai.

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

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

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

Colleges in Purantarai


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 5-10 kms away from Purantarai.

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 Purantarai.

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 Purantarai.

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 Purantarai.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Purantarai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Purantarai


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Purantarai


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Purantarai.

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Purantarai.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Purantarai.

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

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