About Kaptanganj Village

Kaptanganj is a small village in Kaladhungi tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 131 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaptanganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaptanganj village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Kaladhungi
Pincode	263139
Area (hectares)	44.22 hectares
Population	257
Male Population	131
Female Population	126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaptanganj compares

By the 2011 count Kaptanganj is the 59th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 44.22 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kaptanganj

Kaptanganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaptanganj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kaptanganj from other places

Kaptanganj lies about 18 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 8.9 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 Kaptanganj
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	8.9 km
Nearest town	Haldwani	14 km
District headquarters	Nainital	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaladhungi	25 km

Villages closest to Kaptanganj

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

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Common questions about Kaptanganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaptanganj village had a population of 257. That makes it the 59th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Kaptanganj village has 131 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaptanganj has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kaptanganj is 263139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaptanganj covers 44.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaptanganj falls under Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaptanganj is Kathgodam, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kaptanganj.

Kaptanganj is about 18 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaptanganj is in Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district. Kathgodam is about 8.9 km away. Haldwani is about 14 km away. Nainital is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.