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About Thakurkapa Village

Thakurkapa is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 438 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493890, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakurkapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakurkapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 493890
Area (hectares) 138.23 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 438
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakurkapa compares

By the 2011 count Thakurkapa is the 109th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 138.23 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Thakurkapa

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

Thakurkapa lies about 35 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 21 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 Thakurkapa
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 21 km
Nearest town Mungeli 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 35 km

Villages closest to Thakurkapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakurkapa village had a population of 858. That makes it the 109th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Thakurkapa village has 438 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakurkapa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Thakurkapa is 493890. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakurkapa covers 138.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thakurkapa falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Thakurkapa is Kargi Road, about 21 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 Thakurkapa.

Thakurkapa is about 35 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakurkapa is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 9.4 km away. Kargi Road is about 21 km away. Mungeli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siltara (1.8 km), Kodasar (1.8 km) and Dhavaiyapura (2.4 km).

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

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