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About Kapsi Village

Kapsi is a mid sized village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 962, made up of 515 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapsi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Pincode 442101
Area (hectares) 426.35 hectares
Population 962
Male Population 515
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapsi compares

By the 2011 count Kapsi is the 40th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 426.35 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kapsi

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

Kapsi lies about 34 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Wagholi, about 24 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 Kapsi
Nearest railway station Wagholi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 28 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 28 km
District headquarters Wardha 34 km

Villages closest to Kapsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapsi village had a population of 962. That makes it the 40th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Kapsi village has 515 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapsi has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Kapsi is 442101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapsi covers 426.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapsi falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kapsi is Wagholi, about 24 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 Kapsi.

Kapsi is about 34 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapsi is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Wagholi is about 24 km away. Hinganghat is about 28 km away. Hinganghāt is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharmapur (1.8 km), Harnapur (1.8 km) and Katri (2.0 km).

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

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