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About Kaprara Village

Kaprara is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 175 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaprara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaprara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 94.84 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 175
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaprara compares

By the 2011 count Kaprara is the 49th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 94.84 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kaprara

Kaprara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kaprara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kaprara from other places

Kaprara lies about 24 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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 Kaprara
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 24 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 24 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Kaprara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaprara village had a population of 357. That makes it the 49th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Kaprara village has 175 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaprara has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kaprara is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaprara covers 94.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaprara falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaprara is Dehradun, about 44 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kaprara.

Kaprara is about 24 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaprara is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 24 km away. Uttarkashi is about 24 km away. Mussoorie is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamda (under 2 km), Badli (under 2 km) and Ban Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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