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About Duganpal Village

Duganpal is a mid sized village in Tokapal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 276 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duganpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duganpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Tokapal
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 89.92 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 276
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Duganpal compares

By the 2011 count Duganpal is the 47th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 89.92 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Duganpal

Duganpal 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 Duganpal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Duganpal from other places

Duganpal lies about 22 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 2.4 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 Duganpal
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tokapal 4.2 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 19 km
District headquarters Bastar 22 km

Villages closest to Duganpal

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 Duganpal

As per the Census of India 2011, Duganpal village had a population of 549. That makes it the 47th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Duganpal village has 276 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duganpal has about 989 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 1069.

The pincode recorded for Duganpal is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duganpal covers 89.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duganpal falls under Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Duganpal is Bade Arapur, about 2.4 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 village for Duganpal.

Duganpal is about 22 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duganpal is in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district. Bade Arapur is about 2.4 km away. Tokapal is about 4.2 km away. Jagdalpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tokapal (4.2 km), Rajur (4.3 km) and Koyapal (6.0 km).

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

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