Village · Konta, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
# Burkapal

Burkapal is a village in Konta sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494112. The 2011 Census counted 370 people in 90 households, the 80th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 20.3%.
- 370 people (2011)
- 90 households
- 22.6% literacy
- 494112 PIN code

## Burkapal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Burkapal is 494112. Burkapal falls in Konta sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494112
- Gram panchayat Burkapal
- Community development block Konta
- Census village code 450353

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Burkapal from nearby towns?
- Konta (sub-district HQ) 80 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ) 160 km by road
- Dornapal (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Burkapal?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Railway station In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dornapal
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sukma
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sukma
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Burkapal known for?

About 14% of the 1,778 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Burkapal

Of every 100 households in Burkapal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Burkapal · ■ Konta rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 16%
- Toilet within the home 1% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 96%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 97%
- Use banking services 0% 17%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 0% 4%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 38% 59%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Burkapal?

■ Burkapal · ■ Konta rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 22.6% 20.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 1003
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1074 1012
- Working population 61.6% 61.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.8% for men and 16.2% for women. 66% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 224 (98%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Konta
- Minpa 392 people
- Tongpalli 391 people
- Gattapad 388 people
- Jagawaram 387 people
- Parlagatta 368 people
- Kasalpar 363 people
- Tokanpalli 362 people
- Birla 358 people

All 255 villages in Konta

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Burkapal? 494112
- How far is Burkapal from Dantewada? 160 km by road
- What is the population of Burkapal? 370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burkapal in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Konta sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Burkapal? 22.6% (Census 2011)

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