Kapasan

For the village in Iran, see Kapasan, Iran.

Kapasan
City
Kapasan Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Kapasan Kapasan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°54′N74°20′E / 24.900°N 74.333°E / 24.900; 74.333
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Chittaurgarh
Area
• Total	37 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,705
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ09-

Kapasan is a city and a municipality in Chittaurgarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Demographics

Kapasan has a municipal board. It is a constituency of Rajasthan Legislative assembly. As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[1] Kapasan had a population of 18,705. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kapasan has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 51%. In Kapasan, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable incidents

In September 2025, a young man named Suraj Mali was allegedly assaulted by masked attackers in Kapasan, after posting videos on social media addressing MLA Arjunlal Jeengar and reminding him of his election promise to bring water from the Matrikundia dam to Kapasan pond. Four days after the attack, police arrested three accused. ^{[2] [3]}

In response, RLP chief Hanuman Beniwal led a 13-day protest in Kapasan demanding justice for Suraj Mali. During the agitation, Hanuman Beniwal issued an ultimatum to the administration and announced a potential march toward Chittorgarh district headquarters. ^[4] The protest concluded after the administration assured an investigation by the Special Operations Group (SOG), compensation of ₹25 lakh to the victim, a contract job, allocation of a shop in the vegetable market, and coverage of medical expenses. ^[5]

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. Jaipur, Rajesh Asnani (18 September 2025). "Deadly assault on man who questioned Rajasthan MLA's promises triggers political uproar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
3. "Assault on Mali: Prime accused held in U'khand". The Times of India. 27 September 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
4. मंसूरी, सलमान; सिंह, उपेंद्र (28 September 2025). "हनुमान बेनीवाल ने कर द‍िया बड़ा ऐलान, बोले- न्याय के लिए आर-पार की लड़ाई लड़ेंगे". rajasthan.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
5. मंसूरी, सलमान; द्विवेदी, गौरव कुमार (28 September 2025). "Rajasthan: "20 मिनट में मान जाओ, वरना कूच करेंगे", सूरज माली केस में हनुमान बेनीवाल का अल्टीमेटम, प्रशासन ने मानी मांगे". rajasthan.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 September 2025.