Urmapal observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
By population, Urmapal ranks #4 of 57 villages in Chhindgarh mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Urmapal is a village of 2,443 people in 539 households (Census 2011) in Chhindgarh tehsil, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, the 4th-largest of 57 villages in Chhindgarh tehsil. Literacy is 39%, 9 points above the tehsil average of 30% and the sex ratio is 1,090 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Sukma district centre, 37 km from Kaklur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494111, served by Sukma post office; the LGD village code is 450595. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hospital Chhindgarh, 8 km away. The sarpanch is DEVA RAM MADKAMI, and the village votes in Chitrakot assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vinayak Goyal. The population is estimated at 2,880 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Urmapal →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urmapal · this village | 2,443 | 39% | — |
| Chhuragatta · Chhindgarh | 361 | 45% | 2.7 km S |
| Rokel · Chhindgarh | 1,946 | 38% | 4.2 km SW |
| Idjepal · Tongpal | 560 | 20% | 5.1 km NE |
| Bakulaghat · Chhindgarh | 494 | 41% | 5.6 km W |
| Ranibahal · Jayapatna | 1,249 | 37% | 6.8 km S |
| Kukanar · Tongpal | 9,419 | 34% | 7 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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