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About Korpal Village

Korpal is a mid sized village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 270 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494221
Area (hectares) 433.56 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 270
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Korpal compares

By the 2011 count Korpal is the 73rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 433.56 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Korpal

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

How far is Korpal from other places

Korpal lies about 20 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Jagdalpur, about 3.4 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 Korpal
Nearest railway station Jagdalpur 3.4 km
District headquarters Bastar 20 km

Villages closest to Korpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korpal village had a population of 553. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Korpal village has 270 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korpal has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Korpal is 494221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korpal covers 433.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Korpal falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Korpal is Jagdalpur, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Korpal.

Korpal is about 20 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korpal is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Jagdalpur is about 3.4 km away. Bastar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tusel (under 2 km), Manjhiguda (under 2 km) and Dongam (1.8 km).

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

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