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About Kapuria Village

Kapuria is a large village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,230 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.45 hectares hectares.

Kapuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapuria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares) 208.45 hectares
Population 2,340
Male Population 1,230
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kapuria compares

By the 2011 count Kapuria is the 26th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 208.45 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kapuria

Kapuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapuria 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapuria from other places

Kapuria lies about 13 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Tata Sijua Halt, about 2.9 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 Kapuria
Nearest railway station Tata Sijua Halt 2.9 km
Nearest town Sijua 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 13 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 13 km

Villages closest to Kapuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Kapuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapuria village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 26th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Kapuria village has 1,230 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapuria has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Kapuria covers 208.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapuria falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kapuria is Tata Sijua Halt, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kapuria.

Kapuria is about 13 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapuria is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tata Sijua Halt is about 2.9 km away. Sijua is about 3.0 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bans Kapuria (under 2 km), Deoghara (2.1 km) and Bagra (2.6 km).

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

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