# Kapsal Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/kapsal/ Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Kapsal Kapsal is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,895 people in 909 households**, the 3rd largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 3,895people (2011) - 909households - 93.5%literacy - 952females per 1,000 males ## Kapsal PIN code and other codes Kapsal falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChiplun - Census village code565277 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kapsal from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)87 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)3 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 Kapsal? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kapsal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chiplun - ○Degree college10+ km · Chiplun - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khanepimple - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kapsal known for? About 62% of the 689 hectares of village land is sown, and 426 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 Kapsal Of every 100 households in Kapsal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kapsal · ■ Chiplun rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****83%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **23% Tap water ****34%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **79% Use banking services ****62%** **54% Television ****63%** **41% Mobile phone ****62%** **42% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****27%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****17%** **28% Own their home ****86%** **89% 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 Kapsal? ■ Kapsal · ■ Chiplun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **1095 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769** **949 Working population ****37.2%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.7% for men and 89.1% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 131 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (10%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 878 (61%) · **■** Marginal 250 (17%) 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 Chiplun - Savarde5,055 people - Shirgaon3,925 people - Pedhe3,816 people - Pophali3,609 people - Alore3,573 people - Kolkewadi3,507 people [All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kapsal from Ratnagiri?87 km by road - What is the population of Kapsal?3,895 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kapsal in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kapsal?93.5% (Census 2011)