About Irikpal Village

Irikpal is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 426 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irikpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irikpal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Bakavand
Pincode	494442
Area (hectares)	162.54 hectares
Population	894
Male Population	426
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,099
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Irikpal compares

By the 2011 count Irikpal is the 64th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 162.54 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Irikpal

Irikpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Irikpal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Irikpal from other places

Irikpal lies about 28 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Dilmili, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Irikpal
Nearest railway station	Dilmili	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bakavand	28 km
District headquarters	Bastar	28 km
Nearest town	Jagdalpur	35 km

Villages closest to Irikpal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bakavand tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Irikpal

As per the Census of India 2011, Irikpal village had a population of 894. That makes it the 64th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Irikpal village has 426 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irikpal has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Irikpal is 494442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irikpal covers 162.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irikpal falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Irikpal is Dilmili, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Irikpal.

Irikpal is about 28 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irikpal is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Dilmili is about 14 km away. Bakavand is about 28 km away. Bastar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.