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About Kapshi Village

Kapshi is a large village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,634, made up of 1,317 males and 1,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.15 hectares hectares.

Kapshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapshi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 419.15 hectares
Population 2,634
Male Population 1,317
Female Population 1,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapshi compares

By the 2011 count Kapshi is the 8th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 419.15 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Kapshi

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

Kapshi lies about 35 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 35 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 Kapshi
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 35 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 35 km

Villages closest to Kapshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapshi village had a population of 2,634. That makes it the 8th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Kapshi village has 1,317 males and 1,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapshi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Kapshi covers 419.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapshi falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kapshi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 35 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 km distance for Kapshi.

Kapshi is about 35 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapshi is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 8.2 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 35 km away. Kolhapur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shimpe (2.6 km), Harugadewadi (3.4 km) and Akurle (3.7 km).

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

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