About Kapsia Village

Kapsia is a large village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,027, made up of 1,616 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapsia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal II
Pincode	732139
Area (hectares)	265.93 hectares
Population	3,027
Male Population	1,616
Female Population	1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapsia compares

By the 2011 count Kapsia is the 24th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 265.93 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kapsia

Kapsia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kapsia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kapsia from other places

Kapsia lies about 28 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 3.9 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 Kapsia
Nearest railway station	Bhaluka Road	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal II	5.6 km
District headquarters	Maldah	28 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	33 km

Villages closest to Kapsia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II 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.

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Common questions about Kapsia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapsia village had a population of 3,027. That makes it the 24th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Kapsia village has 1,616 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapsia has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kapsia is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapsia covers 265.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapsia falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kapsia is Bhaluka Road, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kapsia.

Kapsia is about 28 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapsia is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 3.9 km away. Chanchal II is about 5.6 km away. Maldah is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.