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About Kapangaon Village

Kapangaon is a small village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 123 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares.

Kapangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 123
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapangaon compares

By the 2011 count Kapangaon is the 87th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kapangaon

Kapangaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapangaon as Available within <5 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 Kapangaon from other places

Kapangaon lies about 22 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Rajura, 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 Kapangaon
Nearest railway station Rajura 2.9 km
Nearest town Rājūra 3.0 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 22 km

Villages closest to Kapangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapangaon village had a population of 227. That makes it the 87th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Kapangaon village has 123 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapangaon has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Kapangaon covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kapangaon falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kapangaon is Rajura, about 2.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kapangaon.

Kapangaon is about 22 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapangaon is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Rajura is about 2.9 km away. Rājūra is about 3.0 km away. Chandrapur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arvi (1.7 km), Sumthana (2.3 km) and Botgaon (2.4 km).

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

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