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About Kapari Village

Kapari is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,698, made up of 882 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415408
Area (hectares) 871.94 hectares
Population 1,698
Male Population 882
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kapari compares

By the 2011 count Kapari is the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 871.94 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Kapari

Kapari 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 Kapari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapari from other places

Kapari lies about 45 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Bhavani Nagar, about 26 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 Kapari
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 3.4 km
Nearest town Urun-Islāmpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhavani Nagar 26 km
District headquarters Sangli 45 km

Villages closest to Kapari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapari village had a population of 1,698. That makes it the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Kapari village has 882 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapari has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Kapari is 415408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapari covers 871.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kapari falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kapari is Bhavani Nagar, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kapari.

Kapari is about 45 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapari is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 3.4 km away. Urun-Islāmpur is about 14 km away. Bhavani Nagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ingrul (2.1 km), Red (2.7 km) and Khed (3.4 km).

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

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