About Mankapal Village

Mankapal is a mid sized village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 478 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1210.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mankapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankapal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Sukma
Pincode	494111
Area (hectares)	1210.49 hectares
Population	948
Male Population	478
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mankapal compares

By the 2011 count Mankapal is the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 1210.49 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Mankapal

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

Mankapal lies about 24 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 26 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 Mankapal
District headquarters	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kirandul	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sukma	27 km
Nearest town	Bacheli	28 km

Villages closest to Mankapal

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

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Common questions about Mankapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankapal village had a population of 948. That makes it the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Mankapal village has 478 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankapal has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

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

Mankapal covers 1210.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mankapal falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mankapal is Kirandul, about 26 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 Mankapal.

Mankapal is about 24 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.

Mankapal is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 24 km away. Kirandul is about 26 km away. Sukma is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.