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About Capao Village

Capao is a small village in Tiswadi tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 58 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,328 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Capao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Capao village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Tiswadi
Pincode 403503
Area (hectares) 72.16 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 58
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,328
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Capao compares

By the 2011 count Capao is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 72.16 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Capao

Capao is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Capao as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Capao from other places

Capao lies about 7.9 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 6.2 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 Capao
Nearest railway station Karmali 6.2 km
District headquarters North Goa 7.9 km
Nearest town Panjim 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiswadi 14 km

Villages closest to Capao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Capao village had a population of 135. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Capao village has 58 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Capao has about 1328 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Capao is 403503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Capao covers 72.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Capao falls under Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Capao is Karmali, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Capao.

Capao is about 7.9 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Capao is in Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district. Karmali is about 6.2 km away. North Goa is about 7.9 km away. Panjim is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goltim (1.7 km), Caraim (1.8 km) and Malar (1.9 km).

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

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