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About Kapasia Village

Kapasia is a large village in Patarghat tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,758, made up of 2,492 males and 2,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapasia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Patarghat
Pincode 852107
Area (hectares) 393.32 hectares
Population 4,758
Male Population 2,492
Female Population 2,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kapasia compares

By the 2011 count Kapasia is the 10th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents. Its 393.32 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 909.

Getting to Kapasia

Kapasia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapasia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapasia from other places

Kapasia lies about 18 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, about 9.8 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 Kapasia
Tehsil headquarters Patarghat 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Dauram Madhepura 9.8 km
Nearest town Madhepura 11 km
District headquarters Saharsa 18 km

Villages closest to Kapasia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapasia village had a population of 4,758. That makes it the 10th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents.

Kapasia village has 2,492 males and 2,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapasia has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Kapasia is 852107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapasia covers 393.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapasia falls under Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kapasia is Dauram Madhepura, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kapasia.

Kapasia is about 18 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapasia is in Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district. Patarghat is about 2.6 km away. Dauram Madhepura is about 9.8 km away. Madhepura is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patarghat (2.6 km), Lachhmipur (3.5 km) and Bishunpur (3.6 km).

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

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