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- LGD code
- 324324
- Pincode
- 712613
- Post office
- Gourhati
- Population
- 2,208
- Households
- 494
- Literacy rate
- 68.9%
- Sex ratio
- 947 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 792
Census 2011 · in context
How Kapsit compares
By population, Kapsit ranks #43 of 159 villages in Arambag mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.9%
−1.4% vs mandal average
- Kapsit
- 68.9%
- Arambag mandal
- 70.3%
- Hooghly district
- 73.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
947
−6 vs mandal average
- Kapsit
- 947
- Arambag mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kapsit
- 4.5
- Arambag mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kapsit at a glance
Kapsit is a village of 2,208 people in 494 households (Census 2011) in Arambag block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 43rd-largest of 159 villages in Arambag block. Literacy is 69%, 1 points below the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 947 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 712613, served by Gourhati post office; the LGD village code is 324324. The village votes in Pursurah assembly constituency, represented by MLA Biman Ghosh. The population is estimated at 2,603 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gourhati-I →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapsit · this village | 2,208 | 69% | — |
| Dihi Bagnan · Arambag | 5,783 | 73% | — |
| Para Bagnan · Arambag | 3,273 | 65% | — |
| Beurgram · Arambag | 1,339 | 62% | — |
| Khalar · Arambag | 1,271 | 76% | — |
| Ratanpur · Arambag | 1,170 | 67% | — |
| Gauri · Arambag | 1,148 | 70% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kapsit
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 242.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 90.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kapsit
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kapsit
- LGD code
- 324324
- Pincode
- 712613
- Post office
- Gourhati
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,208
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,603
- Households
- 494
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 947
- Literacy rate
- 68.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arambag
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pursurah
- Member of Parliament
- Mitali Bag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Biman Ghosh
- Block / Mandal
- Arambag
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 712613
- GhoshpurKhanakul - I mandal19,014 pop
- GaurhatiArambag mandal13,084 pop
- Purbba Thakurani ChakKhanakul - I mandal7,076 pop
- Dihi BagnanArambag mandal5,783 pop
- Paschim Thakurani ChakKhanakul - I mandal5,514 pop
- PilkhanKhanakul - I mandal4,176 pop
- KanchraKhanakul - I mandal4,068 pop
- SankarpurKhanakul - I mandal3,389 pop
- GhashuaKhanakul - I mandal2,918 pop
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Other villages named Kapsit
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kapsit
Other villages in Arambag mandal
View all 60+ →- Gaurhati
- Keshabpur
- Mayapur
- Malaypur
- Dahar Kundu
- Salepur
- Dihi Bagnan
- Batanal
- Tirol
- Manikpat
- Amgaon
- Haraditya
- Dihi Bayara
- Pratapnagar
- Tajpur
- Shitalpur
- Balundi
- Para Bagnan
- Puin
- Hayatpur
- Dakshin Rasulpur
- Chandraban
- Arandi
- Hat Basantapur
- Ramnagar
- Madhurpur
- Bara Dongal
- Telua
- Maigram
- Purbba Krishnapur
- Kanpur
- Shyamgram
- Chak Hazi
- Panpet
- Bhalia
- Ashanpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)