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About Karkapal Village

Karkapal is a mid sized village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 428 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494669
Area (hectares) 906.91 hectares
Population 763
Male Population 428
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 783
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkapal compares

By the 2011 count Karkapal is the 18th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 906.91 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Karkapal

Karkapal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkapal 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalangpuri, Kalwar, Kanapal and Karaki. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karkapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkapal village had a population of 763. That makes it the 18th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Karkapal village has 428 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkapal has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Karkapal is 494669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkapal covers 906.91 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.

Karkapal falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Karkapal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Karkapal is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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