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About Kapahri Village

Kapahri is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 18 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapahri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176026
Area (hectares) 63.25 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 18
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kapahri compares

By the 2011 count Kapahri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 63.25 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1082.

Getting to Kapahri

Kapahri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapahri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapahri from other places

Kapahri lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota Suriyan, about 4.4 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 Kapahri
Nearest railway station Nagrota Suriyan 4.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Kapahri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Kapahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapahri village had a population of 40. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kapahri village has 18 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapahri has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kapahri is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapahri covers 63.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kapahri falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kapahri is Nagrota Suriyan, about 4.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kapahri.

Kapahri is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapahri is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Suriyan is about 4.4 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaklehr (under 2 km), Dhar Gharyar (1.6 km) and Bilaspur (3.6 km).

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

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