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About Kapuri Village

Kapuri is a mid sized village in Mau tehsil, in the district of Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 388 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapuri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chitrakoot
Tehsil Mau
Pincode 210205
Area (hectares) 337.1 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 388
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Kapuri compares

By the 2011 count Kapuri is the 109th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents. Its 337.1 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 897.

Getting to Kapuri

Kapuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapuri 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 Kapuri from other places

Kapuri lies about 150 km from Chitrakoot, and the nearest railway station is Waris Ganj Halt, about 12 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 Waris Ganj Halt 12 km
Nearest town Jais 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mau 18 km
District headquarters Chitrakoot 150 km

Villages closest to Kapuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mau 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 753. That makes it the 109th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents.

Kapuri village has 388 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapuri has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Kapuri is 210205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapuri covers 337.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapuri falls under Mau tehsil of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kapuri is Waris Ganj Halt, about 12 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 Kapuri.

Kapuri is about 150 km from Chitrakoot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapuri is in Mau tehsil of Chitrakoot district. Waris Ganj Halt is about 12 km away. Jais is about 18 km away. Mau is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhgawan Ahatmali (2.6 km), Majhgawan Mustakil (2.6 km) and Pahadi (3.1 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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