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About Kalepal Village

Kalepal is a small village in Tokapal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 243 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494442, 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 Tokapal
Pincode 494442
Area (hectares) 503.62 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 243
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalepal compares

By the 2011 count Kalepal is the 52nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 503.62 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1069.

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 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 Kalepal from other places

Kalepal lies about 22 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kumhar Maranga, about 2.9 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 Kumhar Maranga 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tokapal 5.6 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 11 km
District headquarters Bastar 22 km

Villages closest to Kalepal

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 Kalepal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalepal village had a population of 473. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Kalepal village has 243 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalepal has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Kalepal is 494442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalepal covers 503.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalepal falls under Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalepal is Kumhar Maranga, about 2.9 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 Kalepal.

Kalepal 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.

Kalepal is in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district. Kumhar Maranga is about 2.9 km away. Tokapal is about 5.6 km away. Jagdalpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salepal (under 2 km), Parpa (under 2 km) and Markapal (under 2 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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