Palkewra, Oudgi, Surajpur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palkewra


The village Palkewra is located in Oudgi Tahsil of Surajpur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Palkewra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Odgi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Baikunthpur, which is about 51 kilometers away from Palkewra.

Travel and Communication for Palkewra


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palkewra


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

A brief summary of available data for Palkewra 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 Palkewra


As per available data from the year 2009, 844 persons live in 194 house holds in the village Palkewra. There are 424 female individuals and 420 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.24% and males constitute 49.76% of the total population.

There are 823 scheduled tribes persons of which 414 are females and 409 are males. Females constitute 50.3% and males constitute 49.7% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 97.51% of the total population.

Population density of Palkewra is 187.7 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palkewra


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Total area of Palkewra is 449.66 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 196.36 ha. About 195.77 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.42 ha is irrigated area. About 0.42 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 24.76 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 219.76 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 5.05 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 3.73 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Palkewra


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

There is a government primary school in the village Palkewra.

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

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

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

Colleges in Palkewra


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Sunht, which is more than 10 kms away from Palkewra.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Palkewra


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

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

There are no differently abled schools in the village Palkewra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Palkewra


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Palkewra.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Palkewra.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Palkewra.

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

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

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

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