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About Kapahi Village

Kapahi is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 210 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapahi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175002
Area (hectares) 149.6 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 210
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapahi compares

By the 2011 count Kapahi is the 58th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 149.6 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kapahi

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

Kapahi lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 44 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 Kapahi
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 4.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 21 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 44 km

Villages closest to Kapahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapahi village had a population of 437. That makes it the 58th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Kapahi village has 210 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapahi has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kapahi is 175002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapahi covers 149.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapahi falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kapahi is Olinda, about 44 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 Kapahi.

Kapahi is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapahi is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 4.5 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Olinda is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arthi (under 2 km), Ropri (under 2 km) and Bhaur (1.8 km).

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

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