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About Kapsal Village

Kapsal is a large village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,895, made up of 1,995 males and 1,900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689 hectares hectares.

Kapsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapsal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Chiplun
Area (hectares) 689 hectares
Population 3,895
Male Population 1,995
Female Population 1,900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kapsal compares

By the 2011 count Kapsal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 689 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

Getting to Kapsal

Kapsal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kapsal 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kaluste, Kamathe, Kamathe Kh and Kanhe. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kapsal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapsal village had a population of 3,895. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Kapsal village has 1,995 males and 1,900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapsal has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

Kapsal covers 689 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapsal falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kapsal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kapsal.

Kapsal is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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