# Mahkapal Village, Darbha, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Darbha, Bastar 

# Mahkapal

Mahkapal is a village in Darbha sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493551**. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 104 households**, the 51st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 38.3%.

- 486people (2011)
- 104households
- 69.0%literacy
- 493551PIN code

## Mahkapal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahkapal is 493551.** Mahkapal falls in Darbha sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493551
- Gram panchayatKaknar
- Community development blockDarbha
- Census village code449601

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

## How far is Mahkapal from nearby towns?

- Darbha (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)19 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)18 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 Mahkapal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahkapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tokapal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Mahkapal known for?

About 72% of the 154 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 Mahkapal

Of every 100 households in Mahkapal in 2011, 78 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahkapal · ■ Darbha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**14%

Television ****25%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****9%**

**50%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Mahkapal?

■ Mahkapal · ■ Darbha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**38.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****641**

**974

Working population ****29.2%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 60.8% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 57 (40%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Darbha

- Alangnar578 people
- Idjepal560 people
- Chhotegudra558 people
- Chhotekadma545 people
- Bengpal459 people
- Junapani458 people
- Gadamguda452 people
- Katakanda451 people

[All 69 villages in Darbha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/darbha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahkapal?493551
- How far is Mahkapal from Jagdalpur?19 km by road
- What is the population of Mahkapal?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahkapal in?Bastar district (Darbha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahkapal?69.0% (Census 2011)