Tokapal Tehsil - Bastar, Chhattisgarh

Tokapal is an administrative tehsil in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Tokapal is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Bade Arapur, while the nearest airport is Jagdalpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 15.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 354 km², including 354.44 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1062 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Tokapal Tehsil

Tokapal Tehsil has a total of 77 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1BadaparakotRuralBadeparakot
2Bade AarapurRuralBade Aarapur
3Bade MorathpalRuralBademorathpal
4Bade SirisgudaRuralBade Sirisguda
5BademarengaRuralBademarenga
6BanganpalRuralPalwa
7BarupataRuralBarupata
8BedagudaRuralBedagudaa
9BhadisgaonRuralBhadisgaon
10BhejripadarRuralBhejaripadar
11BurjiRuralSakargaon
12BurungpalRuralBurungpal
13BurungpalRuralBurungpal Nahar Munda
14ChhaparbhanpuriRuralChhaparbhanpuri
15ChhindbharRuralKondaloor
16Chhote MorathpalRuralBademorathpal
17Chhote ParakotRuralBadeparakot
18Chhote RajurRuralChote Rajur
19ChondimetawaraRuralSinganpur
20Deng ChhaparbhanpuriRuralDeng Chhaparbhanpuri
21DeurgaonRuralDeurgaon
22DharmaurRuralTekameta
23DimrapalRuralDimrapal
24DongrigudaRuralDongrigudaa
25DuganpalRuralDuganpal
26ErendwalRuralErandwal
27ErrakotRuralErrakoat
28GatamRuralBurungpal
29GhatdhanoraRuralGhatdhanora
30GhatsargipalRuralGhatdhanora
31GudramarengaRuralBademarenga
32GumiyapalRuralTahkapal
33GurramRuralBurungpal
34IrikpalRuralBadeparakot
35KalepalRuralBarupata
36KalepalRuralKalepal
37Kamdeo KusushpalRuralNainnaar
38KanakurushpalRuralSosanpal
39KarangiRuralKaranji
40KeshloorRuralKeshloor
41KohkapalRuralDeurgaon
42KondaloorRuralKondaloor
43KoyapalRuralKoypal
44KurengaRuralKurenga
45MandwaRuralMaandva
46MarkapalRuralGhatdhanora
47MatkotRuralMatkote
48MavleebhataRuralMawalibhata
49MetawadaRuralTokapal
50NainmurRuralNainmoor
51NainnarRuralNainnaar
52NawagaonRuralPalwa
53PakhnarachaRuralPakhnaracha
54PalwaRuralPalwa
55ParpaRuralParpa
56Patharli Alis(Udwa)RuralPatharliudwa
57PotanarRuralPotanar
58RaikotRuralRaikot
59RajurRuralRajoor
60RangudraRuralRangudra
61RansargipalRuralRansargipal
62SakargaonRuralSakargaon
63SalepalRuralSalepal
64SinganpurRuralSinganpur
65SirisgudaRuralSirisguda
66SonarpalRuralSinganpur
67SosanpalRuralSosanpal
68TahkapalRuralTahkapal
69TandapalRuralTahkapal
70TaragaonRuralSinganpur
71TekametaRuralTekameta
72TelgaarapurRuralTelangaarapur
73TelimarengaRuralTelimarenga
74TikradhanoraRuralGhatdhanora
75TokapalRuralTokapal
76TotarRuralKondaloor
77TumpaniRuralTumpani

Population of Tokapal Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Tokapal Tehsil has a total population of 77,505 people, consisting of 37,573 males and 39,932 females. There are 18,206 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 219 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population77,50577,5050
Male Population37,57337,5730
Female Population39,93239,9320
Total Households18,20618,2060
Population Density219 / km²219 / km²0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 31,830 literate people and 12,075 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 172 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 56,361 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)12,07512,0750
Literate Population31,83031,8300
Illiterate Population45,67545,6750
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1721720
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population56,36156,3610

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.