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About Kap Village

Kap is a mid sized village in Arni tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 485 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.45 hectares hectares.

Kap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kap village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Arni
Area (hectares) 607.45 hectares
Population 993
Male Population 485
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kap compares

By the 2011 count Kap is the 57th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 607.45 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kap

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

Kap lies about 54 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ambari(Deccan), about 25 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 Kap
Nearest railway station Ambari(Deccan) 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Arni 27 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 31 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 54 km

Villages closest to Kap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kap village had a population of 993. That makes it the 57th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Kap village has 485 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kap has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Kap covers 607.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kap falls under Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kap is Ambari(Deccan), about 25 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 Kap.

Kap is about 54 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kap is in Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ambari(Deccan) is about 25 km away. Arni is about 27 km away. Ghātanji is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umari (2.1 km), Zaparwadi (2.6 km) and Chimata (3.7 km).

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

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