Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Kuhchepal Kuhchepal is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494552. The 2011 Census counted 267 people in 62 households, the 51st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%. - 267 people (2011) - 62 households - 21.1% literacy - 494552 PIN code ## Kuhchepal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kuhchepal is 494552. Kuhchepal falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494552 - Gram panchayat Molasnar - Community development block Dantewada - Census village code 450104 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kuhchepal from nearby towns? - Dantewada (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 26 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kuhchepal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kuhchepal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bacheli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kirandul - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kuhchepal known for? The main crops are paddy, kodo and maize. About 89% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kuhchepal Of every 100 households in Kuhchepal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kuhchepal · ■ Dantewada rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 29% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 0% 31% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 0% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 90% 62% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kuhchepal? ■ Kuhchepal · ■ Dantewada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 21.1% 32.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1153 1070 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1071 992 - Working population 62.2% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 22.9% for men and 19.5% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 113 (68%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 51 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dantewada - Bhairamband 324 people - Pinabacheli 321 people - Badegodre 320 people - Jhirka 305 people - Basanpur 226 people - Udela 212 people - Porokameli 200 people - Karnjener 139 people All 59 villages in Dantewada ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuhchepal? 494552 - How far is Kuhchepal from Dantewada? 26 km by road - What is the population of Kuhchepal? 267 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuhchepal in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kuhchepal? 21.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/kuhchepal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.