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About Kapei Village

Kapei is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 12 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapei village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 111.06 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 12
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapei compares

By the 2011 count Kapei is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 111.06 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1025.

Getting to Kapei

Kapei is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapei as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalatope R F, Kallar, Kandei and Kaniarka. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kapei

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapei village had a population of 34. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kapei village has 12 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapei has about 1833 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kapei is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapei covers 111.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kapei falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kapei notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kapei is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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