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About Kapsit Village

Kapsit is a small village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 105 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapsit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapsit village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712613
Area (hectares) 55.15 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 105
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Kapsit compares

By the 2011 count Kapsit is the 105th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 55.15 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kapsit

Kapsit is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapsit 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. The nearest villages by name are Jotchandi, Kajla, Kamala and Kamarpukur. 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 Kapsit

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapsit village had a population of 197. That makes it the 105th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Kapsit village has 105 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapsit has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kapsit is 712613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapsit covers 55.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapsit falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kapsit 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 km distance for Kapsit.

Kapsit is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli 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 Kapsit today is likely to be higher.

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