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About Kinkel Village

Kinkel is a mid sized village in Jashpur tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,101, made up of 560 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1299.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinkel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Jashpur
Pincode 496331
Area (hectares) 1299.91 hectares
Population 1,101
Male Population 560
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kinkel compares

By the 2011 count Kinkel is the 15th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 709 residents. Its 1299.91 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 a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kinkel

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

Kinkel lies about 11 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 84 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 Kinkel
Tehsil headquarters Jashpur 11 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 84 km

Villages closest to Kinkel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinkel village had a population of 1,101. That makes it the 15th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 709 residents.

Kinkel village has 560 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinkel has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kinkel is 496331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kinkel covers 1299.91 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.

Kinkel falls under Jashpur tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kinkel is Biramitrapur, about 84 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 Kinkel.

Kinkel is about 11 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kinkel is in Jashpur tehsil of Jashpur district. Jashpur is about 11 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 11 km away. Biramitrapur is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kere (under 2 km), Khunti Toli (2.8 km) and Badhaikhana (4.0 km).

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

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