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About Kaprau Village

Kaprau is a mid sized village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 845 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1115.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaprau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaprau village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344702
Area (hectares) 1115.65 hectares
Population 1,590
Male Population 845
Female Population 745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaprau compares

By the 2011 count Kaprau is the 85th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 1115.65 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Kaprau

Kaprau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaprau as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kaprau from other places

Kaprau lies about 48 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Khadeen, about 33 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 Kaprau
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Khadeen 33 km
District headquarters Barmer 48 km
Nearest town Bārmer 48 km

Villages closest to Kaprau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaprau village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the 85th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Kaprau village has 845 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaprau has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Kaprau is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaprau covers 1115.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaprau falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kaprau is Khadeen, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Kaprau.

Kaprau is about 48 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaprau is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 5.5 km away. Khadeen is about 33 km away. Barmer is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aloo Ka Tala (4.2 km), Dhanoniyon Ka Tala (4.2 km) and Hazi Ka Tala (4.2 km).

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

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