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About Irpa Village

Irpa is a small village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 149 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irpa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Chhindgarh
Pincode 494115
Area (hectares) 552.49 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 149
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irpa compares

By the 2011 count Irpa is the 70th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 552.49 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Irpa

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

Irpa lies about 28 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kawargaon, about 6.3 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 Irpa
Nearest railway station Kawargaon 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhindgarh 28 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 28 km
Nearest town Bacheli 43 km

Villages closest to Irpa

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 Irpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Irpa village had a population of 336. That makes it the 70th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Irpa village has 149 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irpa has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

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

Irpa covers 552.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Irpa is Kawargaon, about 6.3 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 Irpa.

Irpa is about 28 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.

Irpa is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kawargaon is about 6.3 km away. Chhindgarh is about 28 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kikirpal (under 2 km), Sadrapal (7.9 km) and Pondum (13 km).

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

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