| Kapashera | |
| Native Name: | Kāpasahēṛā |
| Native Name Lang: | hi |
| Settlement Type: | Subdistrict of Delhi |
| Pushpin Map: | India Delhi |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in India |
| Coordinates: | 28.5261°N 77.08°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | South West |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 500000+ |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 110037 |
| Registration Plate: | DL9C |
| Official Name: | Kapashera |
Kapashera (ISO: Kāpasahēṛā) is the administrative headquarters and one of the three sub-division of the South West district of Delhi NCT, India. The office of deputy commissioner is located at Old Tax Terminal building.
Kapashera Village has its own history from medieval times. Kapashera was previously known as NakiPur Kheda.There were 4 brothers (yadav's) and they bought nakipur kheda in 4 shares from the owner of land.After that their families settled here and built 4 big havelies . the village was known for yadav's. but then as the near areas developed like gurgaon and dwarka .People started to come here to make a living from outside delhi especially from bihar and uttar pradesh .
By Road
National Highway 8 (NH 8) is the nearest highway and just 1 km away.
By Metro
Dwarka Metro Sec 21 is 6 km away.
By Air
Indira Gandhi Airport is 7 km away.
By Train
Bijawsan Railway Station is the nearest railway and it is 2 km away.
By Bus
Buses plying through Kapashera are Route No. 543, 539, 578, 543A, 718, 712, 804A, 729.
Demand for Metro
A demand for Metro railway lines has risen over the last 15 years but it has not been fulfilled by current or previous state governments.
The MLA of Kapashera is Bhupendra Singh Joon from the Aam Aadmi Party.The MCD Councillor is Aarti Yadav, AAP.
India census,[1] Kapashera had a population of 74,073 of which 50,123 (68%) were males while 23,950 (32%) were females. Kapashera had an average literacy rate of 90.34%, higher than state average of 86.21%. Male literacy was around 92.35% while the female literacy rate was 82.13%. In Kapashera, 13.72% of the population was under six years of age.
As of 2020, the village is believed to have a population of more than 6,00,000 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.
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 a DDA redevelopment zone and it is expected that it will grow even faster in the 2020s.
Due to industrialisation, migrants now have a sizable population and most of the natives are in the rent business.
In 2001, the population was 20,000 and in 2011, the population was 75,000, a 400% increase.Now the city has population of 5,00,000.
A study published in Nature scientific report[2] reports that land is sinking down in Delhi due to groundwater overpumping.