Geographic Location of Purkela

The village Purkela is located in Lundra Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Purkela Gram Panchayat. It comes under Lundra Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 18 kilometers away from Purkela.

Travel and Communication for Purkela

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

Postal Address:
Purkela,
Surguja,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497101

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Purkela

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A brief summary of available data for Purkela is given below:

Social Structure of Purkela

As per available data from the year 2009, 853 persons live in 181 house holds in the village Purkela. There are 438 female individuals and 415 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.35% and males constitute 48.65% of the total population.

There are 14 scheduled castes persons of which 5 are females and 9 are males. Females constitute 35.71% and males constitute 64.29% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.64% of the total population.

There are 758 scheduled tribes persons of which 389 are females and 369 are males. Females constitute 51.32% and males constitute 48.68% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 88.86% of the total population.

Population density of Purkela is 127.42 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Purkela

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Total area of Purkela is 669.43 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 205.65 ha. About 201.17 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.48 ha is irrigated area. About 3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1.48 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 13.12 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 38.14 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 0.49 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 1.2 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.24 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.11 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.63 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Purkela

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

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Purkela.

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

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

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

Colleges in Purkela

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 Purkela.

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 Purkela.

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 Purkela.

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 Purkela.

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 Purkela.

Other Educational Facilities in Purkela

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 Purkela.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Purkela or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Purkela

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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