Palem, Chhindgarh, Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palem


The village Palem is located in Chhindgarh Tahsil of Sukma District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Palem Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chhindgarh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jagdalpur, which is about 70 kilometers away from Palem.

Travel and Communication for Palem


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palem


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

A brief summary of available data for Palem 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 Palem


As per available data from the year 2009, 825 persons live in 185 house holds in the village Palem. There are 443 female individuals and 382 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 53.7% and males constitute 46.3% of the total population.

There are 793 scheduled tribes persons of which 425 are females and 368 are males. Females constitute 53.59% and males constitute 46.41% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 96.12% of the total population.

Population density of Palem is 73.6 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palem


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Total area of Palem is 1120.94 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 558.55 ha. About 569 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 26 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 20 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 51.31 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 147.37 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 38.05 ha is culturable waste land. About 92.6 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 33.36 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palem


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Palem.

There is a government middle school in the village Palem.

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

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

Colleges in Palem


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 Sukma, which is more than 10 kms away from Palem.

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 Palem.

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 Palem.

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 Palem.

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 Palem.

Other Educational Facilities in Palem


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Palem


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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