Tongpal, Katekalyan

Tongpal (तोंगपाल) is a village located in the Katekalyan Tehsil of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Katekalyan block and comes under Jangampal Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Bastar parliament constituency and Dantewada assembly constituency.

As on September 2025, the current population of Tongpal is 553 out of which 231 are males and rest 322 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1394 females per 1000 males. There are around 78 teenagers in Tongpal. It has literacy rate of 11% which means around 60 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 553 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 115 households in Tongpal, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 322. The pincode of Tongpal is 494449 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dantewada Sub Post office
• Pharaspal Branch Post office
• Pondoom Branch Post office
• Teknar Branch Post office
• Kumharras Branch Post office

Schools

Tongpal has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Dav Model School Dantewada
• Non Govt.Gaytri Vidya Peeth
• Govt Pota Cabin High School Chitaloor
• Govt. Higher Secondary School Dantewada
• Govt. Kendriya Vidyalay Dantewada

Hospitals

Tongpal has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Balood Sub-Center
• Gatam Sub-Center
• Molasnar Sub-Center
• Chandenar Sub-Center
• Chikpal Sub-Center

Banks

Tongpal has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Dantewada
• Bank of Baroda Dantewada
• Bank of Baroda Matapal
• Central Bank of India Dantewada
• HDFC Bank Dantewada