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About Kapaniya Village

Kapaniya is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 240 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,367 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapaniya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 73.02 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 240
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,367
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapaniya compares

By the 2011 count Kapaniya is the 36th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 73.02 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Kapaniya

Kapaniya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapaniya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kapaniya from other places

Kapaniya lies about 69 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, 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 Kapaniya
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 17 km
Nearest town Almora 31 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 54 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 69 km

Villages closest to Kapaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapaniya village had a population of 568. That makes it the 36th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Kapaniya village has 240 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapaniya has about 1367 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Kapaniya is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapaniya covers 73.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapaniya falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kapaniya is Ramnagar, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kapaniya.

Kapaniya is about 69 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapaniya is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 17 km away. Almora is about 31 km away. Ramnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagjiwala (3.6 km), Khor (6.2 km) and Chaura (6.8 km).

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

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