About Kaptola Village

Kaptola is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 32 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaptola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaptola village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Berinag
Pincode	262531
Area (hectares)	22.7 hectares
Population	69
Male Population	32
Female Population	37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,156
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 Kaptola compares

By the 2011 count Kaptola is the 175th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 22.7 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Kaptola

Kaptola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaptola 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 Kaptola from other places

Kaptola lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Kaptola
Tehsil headquarters	Berinag	16 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	30 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	62 km

Villages closest to Kaptola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaptola village had a population of 69. That makes it the 175th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Kaptola village has 32 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaptola has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Kaptola is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaptola covers 22.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaptola falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaptola is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Kaptola.

Kaptola is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaptola is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.