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About Kaparpur Village

Kaparpur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 361 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaparpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaparpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 67.99 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 361
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaparpur compares

By the 2011 count Kaparpur is the 100th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 67.99 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kaparpur

Kaparpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaparpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaparpur from other places

Kaparpur lies about 33 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Makardaha, about 1.9 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 Kaparpur
Nearest railway station Makardaha 1.9 km
Nearest town Bankra 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 20 km
District headquarters Hugli 33 km

Villages closest to Kaparpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jangipara 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 Kaparpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaparpur village had a population of 693. That makes it the 100th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Kaparpur village has 361 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaparpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kaparpur is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaparpur covers 67.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaparpur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaparpur is Makardaha, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kaparpur.

Kaparpur is about 33 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaparpur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Makardaha is about 1.9 km away. Bankra is about 6.2 km away. Jangipara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmanpur (3.6 km), Krishnapur (4.1 km) and Ranjapur (5.2 km).

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

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