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About Kapua Village

Kapua is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 668 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapua village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 496331
Area (hectares) 612.3 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 668
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapua compares

By the 2011 count Kapua is the 41st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 612.3 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kapua

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

Kapua lies about 38 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 30 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 Kapua
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 4.4 km
Nearest town Mungeli 12 km
Nearest railway station Belha 30 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Kapua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapua village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 41st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Kapua village has 668 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapua has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kapua is 496331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapua covers 612.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapua falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kapua is Belha, about 30 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kapua.

Kapua is about 38 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapua is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 4.4 km away. Mungeli is about 12 km away. Belha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairi (under 2 km), Siltara (1.7 km) and Jagatakapa (2.4 km).

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

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