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About Kapasdanga Village

Kapasdanga is a large village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,551, made up of 1,273 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712103, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712103
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 2,551
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kapasdanga compares

By the 2011 count Kapasdanga is the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kapasdanga

Kapasdanga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kapasdanga 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 <5 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 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinsurah Magra 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 15 km

Villages closest to Kapasdanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinsurah Magra 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 2,551. That makes it the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Kapasdanga village has 1,273 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapasdanga has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kapasdanga is 712103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapasdanga covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kapasdanga falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kapasdanga is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 village for Kapasdanga.

Kapasdanga is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapasdanga is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Chinsurah Magra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kazidanga (under 2 km), Naldanga (under 2 km) and Balagarh (7.7 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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