Village · Nurpur, Kangra
# Kaptial

Kaptial is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176204. The 2011 Census counted 134 people in 25 households, the 294th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 134 people (2011)
- 25 households
- 80.5% literacy
- 176204 PIN code

## Kaptial PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kaptial is 176204. Kaptial falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176204
- Community development block Indora
- Census village code 008421

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kaptial from nearby towns?
- Nurpur (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 95 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town) 21 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kaptial?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kaptial; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Mangwal
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Indora
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Indora
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Gangath
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kaptial known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 28% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kaptial

Of every 100 households in Kaptial in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kaptial · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 85% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 15% 51%
- Tap water 88% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 34%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 65%
- Use banking services 96% 94%
- Television 85% 79%
- Mobile phone 69% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 19% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 5%
- None of these assets 8% 10%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kaptial?

■ Kaptial · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.5% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 826
- Working population 61.9% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 73.2% for women. 60% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 44 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (8%) · ■ Household industry 4 (5%) · ■ Other work 24 (29%) · ■ Marginal 4 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nurpur
- Lakho Tarwan 137 people
- Ronah 137 people
- Sangrehla 137 people
- Satiara 135 people
- Bhareet 133 people
- Bhangoli Jhikli 132 people
- Jharoli 132 people
- Dharwal 131 people

All 419 villages in Nurpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kaptial? 176204
- How far is Kaptial from Dharmsala? 95 km by road
- What is the population of Kaptial? 134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaptial in? Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kaptial? 80.5% (Census 2011)

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