Palka, Udaypur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on November 25, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palka


The village Palka is located in Udaypur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Palka Gram Panchayat. It comes under Udaipur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 48 kilometers away from Palka.

Travel and Communication for Palka


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

Postal Address:
Palka,
Surguja,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497116

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palka


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

A brief summary of available data for Palka 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 Palka


As per available data from the year 2009, 1750 persons live in 363 house holds in the village Palka. There are 865 female individuals and 885 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.43% and males constitute 50.57% of the total population.

There are 19 scheduled castes persons of which 11 are females and 8 are males. Females constitute 57.89% and males constitute 42.11% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.09% of the total population.

There are 819 scheduled tribes persons of which 403 are females and 416 are males. Females constitute 49.21% and males constitute 50.79% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 46.8% of the total population.

Population density of Palka is 358.89 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palka


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Total area of Palka is 487.62 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 347.27 ha. About 400.43 ha is un-irrigated area. About 8.74 ha is irrigated area. About 2.3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 6.44 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 17.31 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 58.47 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 14.23 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 28.63 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Palka


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

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Palka.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Palka.

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

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

Colleges in Palka


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 Udaypur, which is 5-10 kms away from Palka.

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 Palka.

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 Palka.

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 Palka.

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 Palka.

Other Educational Facilities in Palka


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 Palka.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Palka


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Palka.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Palka.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Palka.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Palka.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Palka.

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

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