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About Kapishtha Village

Kapishtha is a large village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,757, made up of 1,917 males and 1,840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapishtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapishtha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 639.73 hectares
Population 3,757
Male Population 1,917
Female Population 1,840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapishtha compares

By the 2011 count Kapishtha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 639.73 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 953.

Getting to Kapishtha

Kapishtha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapishtha as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Kali Pathar, Kalipur, Kallapur and Kamalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kapishtha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapishtha village had a population of 3,757. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Kapishtha village has 1,917 males and 1,840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapishtha has about 960 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Kapishtha is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapishtha covers 639.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapishtha falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kapishtha notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Kapishtha.

Kapishtha is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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