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About Putepal Village

Putepal is a mid sized village in Konta tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 276 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putepal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putepal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Konta
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 366 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 276
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Putepal compares

By the 2011 count Putepal is the 48th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 366 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Putepal

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

Putepal lies about 31 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 13 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 Putepal
Nearest railway station Kamalur 13 km
Nearest town Bacheli 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Konta 31 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 31 km

Villages closest to Putepal

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 Putepal

As per the Census of India 2011, Putepal village had a population of 503. That makes it the 48th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Putepal village has 276 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putepal has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Putepal covers 366 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Putepal is Kamalur, about 13 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 Putepal.

Putepal is about 31 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.

Putepal is in Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kamalur is about 13 km away. Bacheli is about 23 km away. Konta is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korajguda (4.7 km), Pamlur (20 km) and Chimlilava (25 km).

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

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