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About Kapuri Village

Kapuri is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,731, made up of 895 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapuri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147111
Area (hectares) 456 hectares
Population 1,731
Male Population 895
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapuri compares

By the 2011 count Kapuri is the 51st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 456 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Kapuri

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

Kapuri lies about 25 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Ambala City, about 13 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 Kapuri
Nearest railway station Ambala City 13 km
Nearest town Ambāla 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 19 km
District headquarters Patiala 25 km

Villages closest to Kapuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapuri village had a population of 1,731. That makes it the 51st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Kapuri village has 895 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapuri has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Kapuri is 147111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapuri covers 456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapuri falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kapuri is Ambala City, about 13 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 village for Kapuri.

Kapuri is about 25 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapuri is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Ambala City is about 13 km away. Ambāla is about 15 km away. Rajpura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (under 2 km), Sarala Kalan (1.6 km) and Sural Kalan (1.7 km).

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

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