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About Mahkapal Village

Mahkapal is a small village in Darbha tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 249 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahkapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahkapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Darbha
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 153.59 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 249
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahkapal compares

By the 2011 count Mahkapal is the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 153.59 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Mahkapal

Mahkapal 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 Mahkapal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mahkapal from other places

Mahkapal lies about 90 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 25 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 Mahkapal
Tehsil headquarters Darbha 16 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 25 km
Nearest town Bacheli 27 km
District headquarters Bastar 90 km

Villages closest to Mahkapal

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 Mahkapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahkapal village had a population of 486. That makes it the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Mahkapal village has 249 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahkapal has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Mahkapal is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahkapal covers 153.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahkapal falls under Darbha tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahkapal is Kirandul, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mahkapal.

Mahkapal 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.

Mahkapal is in Darbha tehsil of Bastar district. Darbha is about 16 km away. Kirandul is about 25 km away. Bacheli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankapal (under 2 km), Munga (7.0 km) and Gumadpal (12 km).

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

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