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About Kapileshwar Village

Kapileshwar is a large village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,542, made up of 1,320 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapileshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapileshwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Pincode 416208
Area (hectares) 461 hectares
Population 2,542
Male Population 1,320
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapileshwar compares

By the 2011 count Kapileshwar is the 24th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 461 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kapileshwar

Kapileshwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapileshwar 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 Kapileshwar from other places

Kapileshwar lies about 32 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 32 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 Kapileshwar
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 12 km
Nearest town Kāgal 27 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 32 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 32 km

Villages closest to Kapileshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapileshwar village had a population of 2,542. That makes it the 24th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Kapileshwar village has 1,320 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapileshwar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kapileshwar is 416208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapileshwar covers 461 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapileshwar falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kapileshwar is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 32 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 Kapileshwar.

Kapileshwar is about 32 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapileshwar is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 12 km away. Kāgal is about 27 km away. Kolhapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turambe (under 2 km), Mangoli (1.5 km) and Akanur (2.4 km).

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

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