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About Chhotekilepal Village

Chhotekilepal is a mid sized village in Bastanar tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 317 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 709.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotekilepal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotekilepal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bastanar
Pincode 494442
Area (hectares) 709.94 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 317
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhotekilepal compares

By the 2011 count Chhotekilepal is the 21st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 709.94 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Chhotekilepal

Chhotekilepal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhotekilepal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhotekilepal from other places

Chhotekilepal lies about 42 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Silak Jhori, about 6.0 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 Chhotekilepal
Tehsil headquarters Bastanar 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Silak Jhori 6.0 km
District headquarters Bastar 42 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 45 km

Villages closest to Chhotekilepal

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

Common questions about Chhotekilepal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotekilepal village had a population of 667. That makes it the 21st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Chhotekilepal village has 317 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotekilepal has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1096.

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

Chhotekilepal covers 709.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhotekilepal falls under Bastanar tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhotekilepal is Silak Jhori, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhotekilepal.

Chhotekilepal is about 42 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotekilepal is in Bastanar tehsil of Bastar district. Bastanar is about 4.3 km away. Silak Jhori is about 6.0 km away. Bastar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badekilepal (under 2 km), Parlameta (3.1 km) and Irpa (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhotekilepal today is likely to be higher.

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