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About Kapare Village

Kapare is a mid sized village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 729 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapare village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Chiplun
Pincode 415628
Area (hectares) 884 hectares
Population 1,564
Male Population 729
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapare compares

By the 2011 count Kapare is the 46th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 884 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1147.

Getting to Kapare

Kapare is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapare 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapare from other places

Kapare lies about 62 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Anjani, about 9.5 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 Kapare
Tehsil headquarters Chiplun 8.6 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Anjani 9.5 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 62 km

Villages closest to Kapare

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapare village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 46th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Kapare village has 729 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapare has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1147.

The pincode recorded for Kapare is 415628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapare covers 884 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kapare falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kapare is Anjani, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance for Kapare.

Kapare is about 62 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapare is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Chiplun is about 8.6 km away. Chiplūn is about 8.6 km away. Anjani is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhom (1.9 km), Karambavane (2.8 km) and Pedhe Parshuram (8.1 km).

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

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