Purgaon, Goregaon, Gondia, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on February 17, 2025.

Geographic Location of Purgaon


The village Purgaon is located in Goregaon Tahsil of Gondia District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Goregaon Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gondiya, which is about 11 kilometers away from Purgaon.

Travel and Communication for Purgaon


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Purgaon,
Gondia,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Purgaon


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

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2025
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2025
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2025

Social Structure of Purgaon


As per available data from the year 2009, 2111 persons live in 501 house holds in the village Purgaon. There are 1077 female individuals and 1034 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.02% and males constitute 48.98% of the total population.

There are 343 scheduled castes persons of which 180 are females and 163 are males. Females constitute 52.48% and males constitute 47.52% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 16.25% of the total population.

There are 176 scheduled tribes persons of which 91 are females and 85 are males. Females constitute 51.7% and males constitute 48.3% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 8.34% of the total population.

Population density of Purgaon is 421.45 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Purgaon


Maps, reports and datasets of Purgaon on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Purgaon is 500.89 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 371 ha. About 52 ha is un-irrigated area. About 319 ha is irrigated area. About 5 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 7 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 40 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 0.22 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 13.75 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 8 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.41 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 44.43 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Purgaon


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Purgaon.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Purgaon.

There is a government middle school in the village Purgaon.

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

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

Colleges in Purgaon


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 Goregaon, which is 5-10 kms away from Purgaon.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Purgaon


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Purgaon


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

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

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

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Purgaon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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