# Kerlapal Village, Sukma – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/sukma/kerlapal/ Village · Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Kerlapal Kerlapal is a village in Sukma sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494111**. The 2011 Census counted **2,266 people in 548 households**, the 5th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%. - 2,266people (2011) - 548households - 52.4%literacy - 494111PIN code ## Kerlapal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kerlapal is 494111.** Kerlapal falls in Sukma sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494111 - Gram panchayatKerlapal - Community development blockSukma - Census village code450664 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kerlapal from nearby towns? - Sukma (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)96 km by road - Sukma (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 Kerlapal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kerlapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sukma - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kerlapal known for? About 38% of the 2,688 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kerlapal Of every 100 households in Kerlapal in 2011, 67 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kerlapal · ■ Sukma rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **35% Toilet within the home ****6%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **96% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **1% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **99% Use banking services ****28%** **30% Television ****13%** **3% Mobile phone ****8%** **5% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****56%** **66% Own their home ****90%** **97% 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 Kerlapal? ■ Kerlapal · ■ Sukma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%** **33.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104** **987 Working population ****53.7%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.3% for men and 38.0% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 598 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (19%) · **■** Marginal 338 (28%) 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 Sukma - Gadiras4,103 people - Kora3,409 people - Buddi2,772 people - Jeerampal2,660 people - Badesatti2,252 people - Murtonda2,199 people - Kondre1,471 people - Sonakuknar1,444 people [All 52 villages in Sukma](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/sukma/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kerlapal?494111 - How far is Kerlapal from Dantewada?96 km by road - What is the population of Kerlapal?2,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kerlapal in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Sukma sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kerlapal?52.4% (Census 2011)