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About Tikanpal Village

Tikanpal is a large village in Kuakonda tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,221, made up of 1,559 males and 1,662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3513.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikanpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikanpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Kuakonda
Pincode 494552
Area (hectares) 3513.41 hectares
Population 3,221
Male Population 1,559
Female Population 1,662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tikanpal compares

By the 2011 count Tikanpal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 3513.41 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1100.

Getting to Tikanpal

Tikanpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikanpal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tikanpal from other places

Tikanpal lies about 8.6 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 12 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 Tikanpal
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 8.6 km
Nearest town Bacheli 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuakonda 11 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 12 km

Villages closest to Tikanpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikanpal village had a population of 3,221. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Tikanpal village has 1,559 males and 1,662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikanpal has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1100.

The pincode recorded for Tikanpal is 494552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikanpal covers 3513.41 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.

Tikanpal falls under Kuakonda tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tikanpal is Kirandul, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tikanpal.

Tikanpal is about 8.6 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.

Tikanpal is in Kuakonda tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 8.6 km away. Bacheli is about 10 km away. Kuakonda is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutepal (2.9 km), Lendra (3.1 km) and Doriras (3.4 km).

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

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