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About Kapas Village

Kapas is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 136 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 124.88 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 136
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Kapas compares

By the 2011 count Kapas is the 109th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 124.88 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kapas

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

How far is Kapas from other places

Kapas lies about 42 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Kapas
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 6.8 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 42 km

Villages closest to Kapas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapas village had a population of 269. That makes it the 109th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kapas village has 136 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapas has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kapas is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapas covers 124.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapas falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kapas is Summer Hill, about 30 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kapas.

Kapas is about 42 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapas is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 6.8 km away. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagraun (under 2 km), D P F Kufri Pangna (under 2 km) and Pangna (under 2 km).

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

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