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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MAHANANDA BAGDI
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- LGD code
- 327732
- Pincode
- 722205
- Post office
- Indas
- Population
- 701
- Households
- 173
- Literacy rate
- 41.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 502
Census 2011 · in context
How Kapsit compares
By population, Kapsit ranks #92 of 131 villages in Indus mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.1%
−22.8% vs mandal average
- Kapsit
- 41.1%
- Indus mandal
- 63.9%
- Bankura district
- 62.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+45 vs mandal average
- Kapsit
- 1,003
- Indus mandal
- 958
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Kapsit
- 4.1
- Indus mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kapsit at a glance
Kapsit is a village of 701 people in 173 households (Census 2011) in Indus block, Bankura district, West Bengal, the 92nd-largest of 131 villages in Indus block. Literacy is 41%, 23 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 722205, served by Indas post office; the LGD village code is 327732. The sarpanch is MAHANANDA BAGDI, and the village votes in Indus assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nirmal Kumar Dhara. The population is estimated at 826 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Indas-I →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapsit · this village | 701 | 41% | — |
| Indus · Indus | 2,479 | 58% | — |
| Dibakar Bati · Indus | 2,395 | 76% | — |
| Mirzapur · Indus | 1,997 | 62% | — |
| Haripur · Indus | 1,901 | 70% | — |
| Karar Danga · Indus | 995 | 63% | — |
| Jinkara · Indus | 727 | 72% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kapsit
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 21
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 88.22
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.14
- 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
- 327732
- Pincode
- 722205
- Post office
- Indas
- Population (Census 2011)
- 701
- Population (projected 2026)
- 826
- Households
- 173
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 41.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bishnupur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Indus
- Member of Parliament
- Saumitra Khan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nirmal Kumar Dhara
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MAHANANDA BAGDI
- Block / Mandal
- Indus
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)