# Tongpal Village, Chhindgarh – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/chhindgarh/tongpal/ Village · Chhindgarh, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Tongpal Tongpal is a village in Chhindgarh sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494115**. The 2011 Census counted **3,481 people in 857 households**, the 3rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 38.6%. - 3,481people (2011) - 857households - 80.3%literacy - 494115PIN code ## Tongpal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tongpal is 494115.** Tongpal falls in Chhindgarh sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494115 - Gram panchayatTongpal - Community development blockChhindgarh - Census village code450561 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tongpal from nearby towns? - Chhindgarh (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)110 km by road - Jagdalpur (nearest town)60 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 Tongpal? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Tongpal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sukma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Tongpal known for? About 32% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Tongpal Of every 100 households in Tongpal in 2011, 83 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Tongpal · ■ Chhindgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **32% Toilet within the home ****44%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **95% Tap water ****27%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **98% Use banking services ****49%** **9% Television ****38%** **6% Mobile phone ****57%** **11% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **0% None of these assets ****25%** **56% Own their home ****75%** **96% 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 Tongpal? ■ Tongpal · ■ Chhindgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **38.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **1064 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **1013 Working population ****35.6%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 71.5% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 138 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 677 (55%) · **■** Marginal 60 (5%) 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 Chhindgarh - Chhindgarh4,652 people - Pakela3,680 people - Talnar2,566 people - Urmapal2,443 people - Gumma2,347 people - Ganjenar2,129 people [All 78 villages in Chhindgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/chhindgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tongpal?494115 - How far is Tongpal from Dantewada?110 km by road - What is the population of Tongpal?3,481 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tongpal in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Chhindgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Tongpal?80.3% (Census 2011)