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About Kapa Village

Kapa is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,766, made up of 897 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 508.26 hectares
Population 1,766
Male Population 897
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapa compares

By the 2011 count Kapa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 508.26 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kapa

Kapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kapa from other places

Kapa lies about 18 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 67 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 Kapa
District headquarters Kabeerdham 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 18 km
Nearest town Kawardha 24 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 67 km

Villages closest to Kapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapa village had a population of 1,766. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Kapa village has 897 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapa has about 969 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kapa is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapa covers 508.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapa falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kapa is Kargi Road, about 67 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 <5 km distance for Kapa.

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

Kapa is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 18 km away. Bodla is about 18 km away. Kawardha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanpa (under 2 km), Koylari (1.5 km) and Putki (3.9 km).

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

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