About Kapashi Village

Kapashi is one of the larger villages in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,896, made up of 3,010 males and 2,886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapashi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Kagal
Pincode	416218
Area (hectares)	965.84 hectares
Population	5,896
Male Population	3,010
Female Population	2,886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapashi compares

By the 2011 count Kapashi is the 5th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 965.84 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kapashi

Kapashi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapashi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kapashi from other places

Kapashi lies about 40 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Gur Market, about 41 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 Kapashi
Nearest town	Nipāni	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kagal	27 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	40 km
Nearest railway station	Gur Market	41 km

Villages closest to Kapashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapashi village had a population of 5,896. That makes it the 5th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Kapashi village has 3,010 males and 2,886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapashi has about 959 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Kapashi is 416218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapashi covers 965.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapashi falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kapashi is Gur Market, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kapashi.

Kapashi is about 40 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapashi is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Nipāni is about 13 km away. Kagal is about 27 km away. Kolhapur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.