Kapas Hera

Kapashera is a village in South West district in of Delhi NCT, India.The native population of Kapashera belongs to the Yadav community.

Kapashera

Kapashera
Village/Town
Kapashera
Kapashera
Location in India
Coordinates: 28.5261°N 77.0800°E / 28.5261; 77.0800
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictSouth West
Population
 (2019)
 • Total500,000+
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationDL9C

History

Kapashera Village has its own vast history from medieval times. Kapashera was previously known as NakiPur Kheda. Rao Harnath was the first citizen of this Village, he purchased 840 acre of the village land from person named Kapas in 1680s, every villager with Tondak gotra is his descendent. Kapashera was a agrarian village with a fertile land, socialised and hardworking citizens.

Transport

By Road

National Highway 8 (NH 8) is the nearest Highway and just 1km away.

By Metro

Dwarka Metro Sec 21 is just 6km away.

By Air

Indira Gandhi Airport is just 7km away.

By Train

New Delhi Railway Station is the nearest Railway and it is 20 km away.

By Bus

Buses plying through Kapashera are Route No. 718, 712, 804A, 729

Demand for Metro

A demand of Metro railway line has been raised from last 15 years but it has not been fulfilled by current or previous state governments.

Politics

MLA of Kapashera is Bhupendra Singh Joon from Aam Aadmi Party. MCD Councillor is Aarti Yadav, BJP.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[1] Kapashera had a population of 74,073 of which 50,123 (68%) are males while 23,950 (32%) are females. Kapashera has an average literacy rate of 90.34%, higher than state average of 86.21%. Male literacy is around 92.35 % while female literacy rate is 82.13%. In Kapashera, 13.72% of the population is under six years of age.

As of 2020, the village is believed to have a population of more than 5,00,00 due to frequent migration & industries being near Kapashera.

Fun N Food Village is one of the main attractions of Kapashera village.

Kapashera shares border with Gurgaon, Haryana.

Growth in Recent Decade

Kapashera has grown at an unprecedented rate because of rapid industrialization around the area such as Udhyog Vihar Industrial Area and Maruti Factory in Gurgaon.

The Area is also under DDA Redevelopment Zone and it is expected that it will grow even faster in this decade.

Due to Industrialisation , Migrants now have a sizable population and most of the natives are in the Rent Business.

In 2001, Population was 20,000 and in 2011,population was 75,000 , a 400% increase. Now the city has population of 5,00,000.

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References
  1. "Kapas Hera City Population Census 2011 - Delhi". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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