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About Kapni Village

Kapni is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 489 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.67 hectares hectares.

Kapni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 106.67 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 489
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kapni compares

By the 2011 count Kapni is the 282nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 106.67 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kapni

Kapni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kapni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapni from other places

Kapni lies about 14 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kathola, about 14 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 Kapni
Nearest railway station Kathola 14 km
District headquarters Gonda 14 km
Nearest town Gondā City 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 22 km

Villages closest to Kapni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapni village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 282nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Kapni village has 489 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapni has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Kapni covers 106.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapni falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kapni is Kathola, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kapni.

Kapni is about 14 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapni is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kathola is about 14 km away. Gonda is about 14 km away. Gondā City is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri Nidhi (under 2 km), Mangura (under 2 km) and Bhainsaha (under 2 km).

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

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