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About Chidpal Village

Chidpal is a mid sized village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 447 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chidpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chidpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Chhindgarh
Pincode 494115
Area (hectares) 663.18 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 447
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chidpal compares

By the 2011 count Chidpal is the 31st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 663.18 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Chidpal

Chidpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chidpal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Chidpal from other places

Chidpal lies about 24 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 6.6 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 Chidpal
Nearest railway station Kamalur 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhindgarh 24 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 24 km
Nearest town Bacheli 26 km

Villages closest to Chidpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chidpal village had a population of 937. That makes it the 31st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Chidpal village has 447 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chidpal has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Chidpal is 494115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chidpal covers 663.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chidpal falls under Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chidpal is Kamalur, about 6.6 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 for Chidpal.

Chidpal is about 24 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chidpal is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kamalur is about 6.6 km away. Chhindgarh is about 24 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phandiwar (4.6 km), Talnar (12 km) and Pondum (19 km).

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

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