# Kapasia Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Kapasia

Kapasia is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,904 people in 425 households**, the 24th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,904people (2011)
- 425households
- 60.2%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Kapasia PIN code and other codes

Kapasia falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSunri
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244969

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kapasia from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)35 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kapasia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kapasia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kapasia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kapasia

Of every 100 households in Kapasia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kapasia · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kapasia?

■ Kapasia · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**921

Working population ****36.1%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 50.5% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 219 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 491 (47%) · **■** Household industry 47 (4%) · **■** Other work 103 (10%) · **■** Marginal 189 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Islampur

- Dhobidiha2,973 people
- Kobil2,945 people
- Barai2,927 people
- Biswak2,918 people
- Herthu2,857 people
- Paithana2,707 people
- Kewali2,681 people
- Bakaur2,602 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kapasia from Biharsharif?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kapasia?2,904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kapasia in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kapasia?60.2% (Census 2011)