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About Kapasia Village

Kapasia is one of the larger villages in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,159, made up of 5,209 males and 4,950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 717.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapasia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 717.25 hectares
Population 10,159
Male Population 5,209
Female Population 4,950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kapasia compares

By the 2011 count Kapasia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 717.25 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kapasia

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

How far is Kapasia from other places

Kapasia lies about 62 km from Uttar Dinajpur, 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 Kapasia
Nearest railway station Bhaluka Road 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 25 km
Nearest town Manihāri 33 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 62 km

Villages closest to Kapasia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapasia village had a population of 10,159. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Kapasia village has 5,209 males and 4,950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapasia has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kapasia is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapasia covers 717.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kapasia falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kapasia 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 km distance for Kapasia.

Kapasia is about 62 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapasia is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Bhaluka Road is about 3.9 km away. Itahar is about 25 km away. Manihāri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahamadpur (under 2 km), Mahanandapara (under 2 km) and Sadapur (2.8 km).

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

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