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About Klepal Village

Klepal is a mid sized village in Darbha tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 311 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Klepal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Klepal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Darbha
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 300.58 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 311
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Klepal compares

By the 2011 count Klepal is the 38th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 300.58 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Klepal

Klepal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Klepal 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 Klepal from other places

Klepal lies about 90 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 8.2 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 Klepal
Nearest railway station Kirandul 8.2 km
Nearest town Bacheli 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Darbha 13 km
District headquarters Bastar 90 km

Villages closest to Klepal

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 Klepal

As per the Census of India 2011, Klepal village had a population of 698. That makes it the 38th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Klepal village has 311 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Klepal has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Klepal is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Klepal covers 300.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Klepal falls under Darbha tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Klepal is Kirandul, about 8.2 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 Klepal.

Klepal is about 90 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Klepal is in Darbha tehsil of Bastar district. Kirandul is about 8.2 km away. Bacheli is about 9.7 km away. Darbha is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alwa (3.2 km), Lendra (5.2 km) and Gadamras (6.4 km).

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

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