Podipa, Ambikapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Podipa


The village Podipa is located in Ambikapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Podiya Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ambikapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 16 kilometers away from Podipa.

Travel and Communication for Podipa


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

Postal Address:
Podipa,
Surguja,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497001

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Podipa


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

A brief summary of available data for Podipa 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 Podipa


As per available data from the year 2009, 1135 persons live in 229 house holds in the village Podipa. There are 571 female individuals and 564 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.31% and males constitute 49.69% of the total population.

There are 12 scheduled castes persons of which 5 are females and 7 are males. Females constitute 41.67% and males constitute 58.33% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.06% of the total population.

There are 941 scheduled tribes persons of which 466 are females and 475 are males. Females constitute 49.52% and males constitute 50.48% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 82.91% of the total population.

Population density of Podipa is 372.02 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Podipa


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Total area of Podipa is 305.09 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 193.35 ha. About 183.37 ha is un-irrigated area. About 29.51 ha is irrigated area. About 6.21 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 23.3 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 80.93 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 14.17 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.01 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.26 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.17 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Podipa


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

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Podipa.

There is a government middle school in the village Podipa.

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

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

Colleges in Podipa


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 Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Podipa.

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

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 Podipa.

There are no management institutes in the village Podipa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Podipa


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 Podipa.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Podipa


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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