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About Kapasdanda Village

Kapasdanda is one of the larger villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,154, made up of 2,609 males and 2,545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapasdanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapasdanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742149
Area (hectares) 282.18 hectares
Population 5,154
Male Population 2,609
Female Population 2,545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kapasdanda compares

By the 2011 count Kapasdanda is the 10th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 282.18 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kapasdanda

Kapasdanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapasdanda as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapasdanda from other places

Kapasdanda lies about 5.7 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Murshidabad Junction, about 5.2 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 Kapasdanda
Nearest railway station Murshidabad Junction 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Murshidabad Jiaganj 5.7 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 5.7 km
Nearest town Murshidābād 5.7 km

Villages closest to Kapasdanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 Kapasdanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapasdanda village had a population of 5,154. That makes it the 10th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Kapasdanda village has 2,609 males and 2,545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapasdanda 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 941.

The pincode recorded for Kapasdanda is 742149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapasdanda covers 282.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kapasdanda falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kapasdanda is Murshidabad Junction, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kapasdanda.

Kapasdanda is about 5.7 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapasdanda is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Murshidabad Junction is about 5.2 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 5.7 km away. Murshidabad is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birampur (13 km), Rampur (13 km) and Ransagar (23 km).

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

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