About Kapasiawan Village

Kapasiawan is one of the larger villages in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,770, made up of 4,575 males and 4,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 729 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapasiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapasiawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Pincode	801302
Area (hectares)	729 hectares
Population	8,770
Male Population	4,575
Female Population	4,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapasiawan compares

By the 2011 count Kapasiawan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 729 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kapasiawan

Kapasiawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapasiawan 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 Kapasiawan from other places

Kapasiawan lies about 14 km from Nalanda. 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 Kapasiawan
Tehsil headquarters	Hilsa	4.3 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	14 km

Villages closest to Kapasiawan

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

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Common questions about Kapasiawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapasiawan village had a population of 8,770. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Kapasiawan village has 4,575 males and 4,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapasiawan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Kapasiawan is 801302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapasiawan covers 729 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapasiawan falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Kapasiawan notes the nearest railway station 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 Kapasiawan.

Kapasiawan is about 14 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapasiawan is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 4.3 km away. Nalanda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.