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About Kapsa Village

Kapsa is a mid sized village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,493, made up of 756 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.1 hectares hectares.

Kapsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Area (hectares) 182.1 hectares
Population 1,493
Male Population 756
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapsa compares

By the 2011 count Kapsa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 182.1 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kapsa

Kapsa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kapsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kapsa from other places

Kapsa lies about 44 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 24 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 Kapsa
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 14 km
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 24 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 26 km
District headquarters Deoghar 44 km

Villages closest to Kapsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapsa village had a population of 1,493. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Kapsa village has 756 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapsa has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Kapsa covers 182.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapsa falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kapsa is Madankata Railway Station, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kapsa.

Kapsa is about 44 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapsa is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 14 km away. Madankata Railway Station is about 24 km away. Jāmtāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapsiya (under 2 km), Bhangahir (1.6 km) and Raghunathpur (1.7 km).

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

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