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About Kaphla Village

Kaphla is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 203 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaphla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaphla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176306
Area (hectares) 62.02 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 203
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaphla compares

By the 2011 count Kaphla is the 26th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 62.02 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kaphla

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

Kaphla lies about 2.9 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 38 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 Kaphla
District headquarters Chamba 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 14 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 38 km

Villages closest to Kaphla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaphla village had a population of 416. That makes it the 26th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kaphla village has 203 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaphla has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kaphla is 176306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaphla covers 62.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kaphla is Nurpur Road, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Kaphla.

Kaphla is about 2.9 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaphla is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 2.9 km away. Dalhousie is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chambi (2.7 km), Dulagar (3.6 km) and Sinharu (4.0 km).

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

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