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About Kapshit Village

Kapshit is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,524, made up of 746 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapshit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapshit village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713142
Area (hectares) 131.55 hectares
Population 1,524
Male Population 746
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapshit compares

By the 2011 count Kapshit is the 41st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 131.55 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kapshit

Kapshit is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapshit as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kaiar, Kalna, Kamalpur and Kamdebpur. 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 Kapshit

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapshit village had a population of 1,524. That makes it the 41st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Kapshit village has 746 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapshit has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kapshit is 713142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapshit covers 131.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapshit falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kapshit 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 village for Kapshit.

Kapshit is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Kapshit today is likely to be higher.

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