About Kapasia Village

Kapasia is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 493 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapasia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Devipur
Pincode	814152
Area (hectares)	47 hectares
Population	920
Male Population	493
Female Population	427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kapasia compares

By the 2011 count Kapasia is the 30th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kapasia

Kapasia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kapasia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapasia from other places

Kapasia lies about 42 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, 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 Kapasia
Nearest railway station	Jamua	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devipur	30 km
Nearest town	Giridih	31 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	42 km

Villages closest to Kapasia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapasia village had a population of 920. That makes it the 30th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Kapasia village has 493 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapasia has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kapasia is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapasia covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kapasia falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kapasia is Jamua, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kapasia.

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

Kapasia is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Jamua is about 18 km away. Devipur is about 30 km away. Giridih is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.