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About Kapishta Village

Kapishta is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 126 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapishta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapishta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 145.28 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 126
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kapishta compares

By the 2011 count Kapishta is the 166th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 145.28 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kapishta

Kapishta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapishta as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalloli, Kalyajhor, Kalyandi and Kalyathol. 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 Kapishta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapishta village had a population of 246. That makes it the 166th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Kapishta village has 126 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapishta has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kapishta is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapishta covers 145.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kapishta falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kapishta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kapishta.

Kapishta is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Kapishta today is likely to be higher.

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