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About Kaptar Village

Kaptar is a village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The village covers 84.83 hectares hectares.

Kaptar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaptar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Area (hectares) 84.83 hectares

How far is Kaptar from other places

Kaptar lies about 50 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 47 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 Kaptar
Nearest town Almora 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 33 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 47 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 50 km

Villages closest to Kaptar

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

Kaptar covers 84.83 hectares as recorded in the census.

Kaptar falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaptar is Kathgodam, about 47 km away in a straight line.

Kaptar is about 50 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaptar is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 8.5 km away. Gangolihat is about 33 km away. Kathgodam is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rithayat (2.7 km), Bhama (3.5 km) and Futsil (4.7 km).

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

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