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About Kapura Village

Kapura is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 244 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 145027
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 244
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapura compares

By the 2011 count Kapura is the 290th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kapura

Kapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kapura from other places

Kapura lies about 46 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dhilwan, about 16 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 Kapura
Nearest railway station Dhilwan 16 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 28 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 46 km

Villages closest to Kapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapura village had a population of 485. That makes it the 290th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kapura village has 244 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapura has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kapura is 145027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapura covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kapura falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kapura is Dhilwan, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kapura.

Kapura is about 46 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapura is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhilwan is about 16 km away. Kartārpur is about 22 km away. Batala 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 Balarwal (under 2 km), Khokhowal (1.7 km) and Mand (3.5 km).

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

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