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About Chingpal Village

Chingpal is a mid sized village in Darbha tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 538 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chingpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chingpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Darbha
Pincode 494442
Area (hectares) 292.37 hectares
Population 1,178
Male Population 538
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chingpal compares

By the 2011 count Chingpal is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 292.37 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Chingpal

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

How far is Chingpal from other places

Chingpal lies about 77 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 26 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 Chingpal
Tehsil headquarters Darbha 24 km
Nearest town Bacheli 25 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 26 km
District headquarters Bastar 77 km

Villages closest to Chingpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chingpal village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Chingpal village has 538 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingpal has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

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

Chingpal covers 292.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chingpal falls under Darbha tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chingpal is Kirandul, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chingpal.

Chingpal is about 77 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chingpal is in Darbha tehsil of Bastar district. Darbha is about 24 km away. Bacheli is about 25 km away. Kirandul is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotegudra (3.3 km), Karka (5.0 km) and Gumadpal (9.7 km).

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

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