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About Kapur Pur Village

Kapur Pur is a small village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 192 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapur Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapur Pur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 41.7 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 192
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapur Pur compares

By the 2011 count Kapur Pur is the 131st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 41.7 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kapur Pur

Kapur Pur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kapur Pur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kapur Pur from other places

Kapur Pur lies about 16 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 18 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 Kapur Pur
Nearest town Raipur Domana 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 16 km
District headquarters Jammu 16 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 18 km

Villages closest to Kapur Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Kapur Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapur Pur village had a population of 346. That makes it the 131st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Kapur Pur village has 192 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapur Pur has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Kapur Pur is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapur Pur covers 41.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapur Pur falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kapur Pur is Jammu Tawi, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kapur Pur.

Kapur Pur is about 16 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapur Pur is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Raipur Domana is about 12 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 16 km away. Jammu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amin Pur (under 2 km), Barsal Pur (under 2 km) and Bhoj Pur (under 2 km).

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

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