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About Kapasdanga Village

Kapasdanga is a large village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,426, made up of 1,250 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapasdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapasdanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 269.01 hectares
Population 2,426
Male Population 1,250
Female Population 1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Kapasdanga compares

By the 2011 count Kapasdanga is the 18th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 269.01 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kapasdanga

Kapasdanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapasdanga 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 Kapasdanga from other places

Kapasdanga lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 9.4 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 Kapasdanga
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 9.4 km
Nearest town Sainthia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Kapasdanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Kapasdanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapasdanga village had a population of 2,426. That makes it the 18th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Kapasdanga village has 1,250 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapasdanga has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kapasdanga is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapasdanga covers 269.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapasdanga falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kapasdanga is Gadadharpur, about 9.4 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 Kapasdanga.

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

Kapasdanga is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 9.4 km away. Sainthia is about 15 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alinagar (under 2 km), Chanda (1.6 km) and Pachmi (1.7 km).

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

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