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About Kapukunda Village

Kapukunda is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 216 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapukunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapukunda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 269.76 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 216
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapukunda compares

By the 2011 count Kapukunda is the 159th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 269.76 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kapukunda

Kapukunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapukunda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kapukunda from other places

Kapukunda lies about 108 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 45 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 Kapukunda
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 23 km
Nearest railway station Dungripali 45 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 108 km

Villages closest to Kapukunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapukunda village had a population of 433. That makes it the 159th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Kapukunda village has 216 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapukunda has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kapukunda is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapukunda covers 269.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kapukunda falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kapukunda is Dungripali, about 45 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 - 10 km distance for Kapukunda.

Kapukunda is about 108 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapukunda is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 23 km away. Dungripali is about 45 km away. Mahasamund is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilaimal (under 2 km), Banobhatha (under 2 km) and Jampali (2.2 km).

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

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