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About Kapholi Village

Kapholi is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 99 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,232 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 128.38 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 99
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,232
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapholi compares

By the 2011 count Kapholi is the 89th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 128.38 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Kapholi

Kapholi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kapholi as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapholi from other places

Kapholi lies about 25 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 54 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 Kapholi
Nearest town Almora 24 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 54 km

Villages closest to Kapholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapholi village had a population of 221. That makes it the 89th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Kapholi village has 99 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapholi has about 1232 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Kapholi is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapholi covers 128.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kapholi falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kapholi is Kathgodam, about 54 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 - 10 km distance for Kapholi.

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

Kapholi is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Almora is about 24 km away. Bageshwar is about 25 km away. Kapkot is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaniyar (6.1 km), Lweta (6.5 km) and Raithal (6.9 km).

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

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