Village · Katekalyan, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Tumakpal Tumakpal is a village in Katekalyan sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494559. The 2011 Census counted 1,619 people in 342 households, the 11th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 23.3%. - 1,619 people (2011) - 342 households - 14.2% literacy - 494559 PIN code ## Tumakpal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tumakpal is 494559. Tumakpal falls in Katekalyan sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494559 - Gram panchayat Tumakpal - Community development block Katekalyan - Census village code 450215 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tumakpal from nearby towns? - Katekalyan (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 45 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tumakpal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Tumakpal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Katekalyan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Geedam - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tumakpal known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and kodo. About 54% of the 1,607 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tumakpal Of every 100 households in Tumakpal in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tumakpal · ■ Katekalyan rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 17% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 18% 20% - Television 0% 4% - Mobile phone 3% 7% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 77% 78% - 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 Tumakpal? ■ Tumakpal · ■ Katekalyan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 14.2% 23.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1191 1090 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1093 1070 - Working population 49.2% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 22.0% for men and 7.7% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 592 (74%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 11 (1%) · ■ Marginal 189 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Katekalyan - Mokhpal 1,917 people - Bhusaras 1,863 people - Bade Bedma 1,755 people - Marjum 1,682 people - Telam 1,355 people - Gatam 1,204 people - Bengloor 1,088 people - Chikpal 1,047 people All 43 villages in Katekalyan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tumakpal? 494559 - How far is Tumakpal from Dantewada? 45 km by road - What is the population of Tumakpal? 1,619 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tumakpal in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Katekalyan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Tumakpal? 14.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/katekalyan/tumakpal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.