Pounsra, Basna, Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pounsra


The village Pounsra is located in Basna Tahsil of Mahasamund District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Pounsra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Basna Community Development Block. The nearest town is Basna, which is about 6 kilometers away from Pounsra.

Travel and Communication for Pounsra


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 Pounsra


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

A brief summary of available data for Pounsra 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 Pounsra


As per available data from the year 2009, 1140 persons live in 253 house holds in the village Pounsra. There are 582 female individuals and 558 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.05% and males constitute 48.95% of the total population.

There are 161 scheduled tribes persons of which 86 are females and 75 are males. Females constitute 53.42% and males constitute 46.58% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 14.12% of the total population.

Population density of Pounsra is 462.59 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pounsra


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Total area of Pounsra is 246.44 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 205.6 ha. About 182.2 ha is un-irrigated area. About 23.4 ha is irrigated area. About 23.4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 21.24 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 14.17 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 4 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.3 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Pounsra


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

There is a government primary school in the village Pounsra.

There is a government middle school in the village Pounsra.

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

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

Colleges in Pounsra


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 Basna, which is 5-10 kms away from Pounsra.

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 Pounsra.

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 Pounsra.

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 Pounsra.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Pounsra


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Basna, which is 5-10 kms away from Pounsra.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Saraipali, which is more than 10 kms away from Pounsra.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pounsra


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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