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About Kapani Village

Kapani is a mid sized village in Belpara tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 902 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Belpara
Pincode 767026
Area (hectares) 786 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 902
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapani compares

By the 2011 count Kapani is the 8th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents. Its 786 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kapani

Kapani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kapani from other places

Kapani lies about 51 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Kantabanji, about 21 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 Kapani
Tehsil headquarters Belpara 6.8 km
Nearest town Patnāgarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Kantabanji 21 km
District headquarters Balangir 51 km

Villages closest to Kapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapani village had a population of 1,805. That makes it the 8th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents.

Kapani village has 902 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapani has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kapani is 767026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapani covers 786 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapani falls under Belpara tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kapani is Kantabanji, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kapani.

Kapani is about 51 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapani is in Belpara tehsil of Balangir district. Belpara is about 6.8 km away. Patnāgarh is about 15 km away. Kantabanji is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharuamunda (under 2 km), Ghagara (8.1 km) and Radbahal (8.9 km).

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

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