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About Kapurasi Village

Kapurasi is a mid sized village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,764, made up of 936 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1585.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapurasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapurasi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370601
Area (hectares) 1585.75 hectares
Population 1,764
Male Population 936
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapurasi compares

By the 2011 count Kapurasi is the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 1585.75 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kapurasi

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

Kapurasi lies about 121 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 55 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 Kapurasi
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 19 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 55 km
Nearest town Bhuj 116 km
District headquarters Kachchh 121 km

Villages closest to Kapurasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapurasi village had a population of 1,764. That makes it the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Kapurasi village has 936 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapurasi has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kapurasi is 370601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapurasi covers 1585.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kapurasi falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kapurasi is Naliya, about 55 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kapurasi.

Kapurasi is about 121 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapurasi is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 19 km away. Naliya is about 55 km away. Bhuj is about 116 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaiyari (2.7 km), Koriyani (3.7 km) and Mundhvay (4.5 km).

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

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