# Irikpal Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Irikpal

Irikpal is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494442**. The 2011 Census counted **894 people in 200 households**, the 64th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 894people (2011)
- 200households
- 61.9%literacy
- 494442PIN code

## Irikpal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Irikpal is 494442.** Irikpal falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494442
- Gram panchayatDhobiguda
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449459

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Irikpal from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)5 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Irikpal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Irikpal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aasna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Irikpal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and madiya**. About 64% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Irikpal

Of every 100 households in Irikpal in 2011, 63 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Irikpal · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**38%

Television ****21%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Irikpal?

■ Irikpal · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**994

Working population ****35.2%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 47.0% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (31%) · **■** Marginal 107 (34%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bakavand

- Chhotejirakhal1,020 people
- Barejirakhal996 people
- Kareetgaon931 people
- Khotalapal925 people
- Mailbeda872 people
- Tongkongera860 people
- Chargaon832 people
- Dasapal827 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Irikpal?494442
- How far is Irikpal from Jagdalpur?5 km by road
- What is the population of Irikpal?894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Irikpal in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Irikpal?61.9% (Census 2011)