About Kaptial Village

Kaptial is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 70 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaptial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaptial village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	75.56 hectares
Population	134
Male Population	70
Female Population	64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaptial compares

By the 2011 count Kaptial is the 280th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 75.56 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kaptial

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

Kaptial lies about 47 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 9.9 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 Kaptial
Nearest railway station	Kandrori	9.9 km
Nearest town	Mamun	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	16 km
District headquarters	Kangra	47 km

Villages closest to Kaptial

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

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Common questions about Kaptial

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaptial village had a population of 134. That makes it the 280th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kaptial village has 70 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaptial has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kaptial is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaptial covers 75.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaptial falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaptial is Kandrori, about 9.9 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 Kaptial.

Kaptial is about 47 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaptial is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 9.9 km away. Mamun is about 12 km away. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.