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About Lakhapal Village

Lakhapal is a small village in Konta tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 212 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,193 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1584.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Konta
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 1584.18 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 212
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,193
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhapal compares

By the 2011 count Lakhapal is the 57th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 1584.18 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1010.

Getting to Lakhapal

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

Lakhapal lies about 16 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kawargaon, about 11 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 Lakhapal
Nearest railway station Kawargaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Konta 16 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 16 km
Nearest town Bacheli 33 km

Villages closest to Lakhapal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhapal village had a population of 465. That makes it the 57th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Lakhapal village has 212 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhapal has about 1193 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Lakhapal is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhapal covers 1584.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhapal falls under Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhapal is Kawargaon, about 11 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 Lakhapal.

Lakhapal is about 16 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.

Lakhapal is in Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kawargaon is about 11 km away. Konta is about 16 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Injaram (10 km), Jagaram (10 km) and Gudraj Pad (12 km).

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

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