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About Kapasi Village

Kapasi is a mid sized village in Derapur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,978, made up of 1,048 males and 930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapasi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Derapur
Pincode 209310
Area (hectares) 386.39 hectares
Population 1,978
Male Population 1,048
Female Population 930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kapasi compares

By the 2011 count Kapasi is the 44th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents. Its 386.39 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Kapasi

Kapasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapasi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapasi from other places

Kapasi lies about 6.4 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, about 7.4 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 Kapasi
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 7.4 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Derapur 8.8 km

Villages closest to Kapasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapasi village had a population of 1,978. That makes it the 44th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents.

Kapasi village has 1,048 males and 930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapasi has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Kapasi is 209310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapasi covers 386.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapasi falls under Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kapasi is Jhinjhak, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kapasi.

Kapasi is about 6.4 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapasi is in Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Kanpur Dehat is about 6.4 km away. Jhinjhak is about 7.4 km away. Jhīnjhak is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghusti (under 2 km), Murra (1.8 km) and Bhupatiapur (1.9 km).

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

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