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About Urmapal Village

Urmapal is a large village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,443, made up of 1,169 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2669.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urmapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urmapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Chhindgarh
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 2669.18 hectares
Population 2,443
Male Population 1,169
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urmapal compares

By the 2011 count Urmapal is the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 2669.18 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Urmapal

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

How far is Urmapal from other places

Urmapal lies about 27 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 23 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 Urmapal
Nearest railway station Kirandul 23 km
Nearest town Bacheli 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhindgarh 27 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 27 km

Villages closest to Urmapal

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 Urmapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Urmapal village had a population of 2,443. That makes it the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Urmapal village has 1,169 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urmapal has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Urmapal is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urmapal covers 2669.18 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Urmapal is Kirandul, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Urmapal.

Urmapal is about 27 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.

Urmapal is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kirandul is about 23 km away. Bacheli is about 26 km away. Chhindgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chipurpal (under 2 km), Pujaripal (3.0 km) and Murrepal (16 km).

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

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