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About Kalepal Village

Kalepal is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 156 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalepal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalepal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 385 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 156
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalepal compares

By the 2011 count Kalepal is the 70th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kalepal

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

How far is Kalepal from other places

Kalepal lies about 104 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, 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 Kalepal
Nearest railway station Antagarh 26 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 30 km
District headquarters Bastar 104 km

Villages closest to Kalepal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalepal village had a population of 315. That makes it the 70th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Kalepal village has 156 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalepal has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kalepal is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalepal covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalepal falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalepal is Antagarh, 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 10+ km distance for Kalepal.

Kalepal is about 104 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalepal is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Antagarh is about 26 km away. Nārāinpur is about 28 km away. Keskal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanagaon (3.0 km), Buikijuganar (3.2 km) and Sawalwahi (4.5 km).

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

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