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About Kapilsahar Village

Kapilsahar is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,114, made up of 564 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapilsahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapilsahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 139.54 hectares
Population 1,114
Male Population 564
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kapilsahar compares

By the 2011 count Kapilsahar is the 46th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 139.54 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kapilsahar

The census records public bus service for Kapilsahar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapilsahar from other places

Kapilsahar lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 2.6 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 Kapilsahar
Nearest railway station Chatra 2.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Kapilsahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Kapilsahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapilsahar village had a population of 1,114. That makes it the 46th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Kapilsahar village has 564 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapilsahar has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kapilsahar is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapilsahar covers 139.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapilsahar falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kapilsahar is Chatra, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kapilsahar.

Kapilsahar is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapilsahar is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 2.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Murarai I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Kasila (under 2 km), Tapna (under 2 km) and Duria (1.5 km).

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

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