Pondikala, Ambikapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pondikala


The village Pondikala is located in Ambikapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Pondikala Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ambikapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 38 kilometers away from Pondikala.

Travel and Communication for Pondikala


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pondikala


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

A brief summary of available data for Pondikala 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 Pondikala


As per available data from the year 2009, 2213 persons live in 586 house holds in the village Pondikala. There are 1135 female individuals and 1078 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.29% and males constitute 48.71% of the total population.

There are 28 scheduled castes persons of which 16 are females and 12 are males. Females constitute 57.14% and males constitute 42.86% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.27% of the total population.

There are 2115 scheduled tribes persons of which 1082 are females and 1033 are males. Females constitute 51.16% and males constitute 48.84% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 95.57% of the total population.

Population density of Pondikala is 294.78 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pondikala


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Total area of Pondikala is 750.74 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 443.48 ha. About 459.21 ha is un-irrigated area. About 95.76 ha is irrigated area. About 75 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 10 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 5.76 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 43.29 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 89.02 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 0.04 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 7.32 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 21.82 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.34 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Pondikala


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

There are 5 government primary schools in the village Pondikala.

There is a government middle school in the village Pondikala.

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

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

Colleges in Pondikala


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 Pondikala.

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 Pondikala.

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

There are no management institutes in the village Pondikala 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 Pondikala.

Other Educational Facilities in Pondikala


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 Pondikala.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pondikala


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Pondikala.

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

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

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

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Pondikala or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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

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

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