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About Burungpal Village

Burungpal is a mid sized village in Tokapal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 651 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1170.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burungpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burungpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Tokapal
Pincode 494333
Area (hectares) 1170.06 hectares
Population 1,321
Male Population 651
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burungpal compares

By the 2011 count Burungpal is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 1170.06 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1069.

Getting to Burungpal

Burungpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burungpal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burungpal from other places

Burungpal lies about 30 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Dilmili, about 2.1 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 Burungpal
Nearest railway station Dilmili 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tokapal 14 km
District headquarters Bastar 30 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Burungpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burungpal village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Burungpal village has 651 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burungpal has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Burungpal is 494333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burungpal covers 1170.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burungpal falls under Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Burungpal is Dilmili, about 2.1 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 km distance for Burungpal.

Burungpal is about 30 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burungpal is in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district. Dilmili is about 2.1 km away. Tokapal is about 14 km away. Bastar 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 Gudramarenga (2.8 km), Gumiyapal (9.5 km) and Duganpal (10 km).

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

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