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About Eripali Village

Eripali is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 98 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eripali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eripali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 82.43 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 98
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Eripali compares

By the 2011 count Eripali is the 190th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 82.43 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Eripali

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

Eripali lies about 17 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 22 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 Eripali
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 17 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 22 km

Villages closest to Eripali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eripali village had a population of 186. That makes it the 190th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Eripali village has 98 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eripali has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Eripali is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eripali covers 82.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eripali falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Eripali is Raigarh, about 22 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 Eripali.

Eripali is about 17 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eripali is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 17 km away. Raigarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lipti (3.3 km), Ratanpur (3.3 km) and Pihara (3.9 km).

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

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