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About Kapa Village

Kapa is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 402 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 256.66 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 402
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
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 the 83rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 256.66 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

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 23 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 23 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 Rajnandgaon 23 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 23 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 32 km

Villages closest to Kapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuriya 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 842. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Kapa village has 402 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapa has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Kapa is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapa covers 256.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapa falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kapa is Bakal, about 23 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 23 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapa is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Rajnandgaon is about 23 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 23 km away. Bakal 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 Chhindi Birhi (1.9 km), Kaldabri (2.4 km) and Gidarri (2.7 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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