About Kapsio Village

Kapsio is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 292 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapsio Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapsio village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	212.49 hectares
Population	577
Male Population	292
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kapsio compares

By the 2011 count Kapsio is the 61st largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 212.49 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kapsio

Kapsio 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 Kapsio as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kapsio from other places

Kapsio lies about 33 km from Dumka, 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 Kapsio
Nearest railway station	Madankata Railway Station	24 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	33 km

Villages closest to Kapsio

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapsio village had a population of 577. That makes it the 61st largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Kapsio village has 292 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapsio has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kapsio is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapsio covers 212.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapsio falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kapsio is Madankata Railway Station, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Kapsio.

Kapsio is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapsio is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 24 km away. Jāmtāra is about 26 km away. Masalia is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.