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About Kapridih Village

Kapridih is a small village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 201 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Kapridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapridih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Tarapur
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 201
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapridih compares

By the 2011 count Kapridih is the 44th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Kapridih

Kapridih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapridih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapridih from other places

Kapridih lies about 6.9 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Patam Halt, about 5.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kapridih
Nearest railway station Patam Halt 5.2 km
District headquarters Munger 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarapur 33 km

Villages closest to Kapridih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kapridih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapridih village had a population of 385. That makes it the 44th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Kapridih village has 201 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapridih has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Kapridih covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapridih falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kapridih is Patam Halt, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kapridih.

Kapridih is about 6.9 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapridih is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Patam Halt is about 5.2 km away. Munger is about 6.9 km away. Tarapur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijnathpur (2.4 km), Maheshpur (4.0 km) and Mira Chak (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kapridih today is likely to be higher.

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