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About Kashipur Village

Kashipur is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 71 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854330
Area (hectares) 10 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 71
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kashipur compares

By the 2011 count Kashipur is the 140th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 10 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kashipur

Kashipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashipur from other places

Kashipur lies about 66 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Panjipara, about 4.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kashipur
Nearest railway station Panjipara 4.9 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 34 km
District headquarters Purnia 66 km

Villages closest to Kashipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kashipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashipur village had a population of 158. That makes it the 140th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Kashipur village has 71 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashipur has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kashipur is 854330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashipur covers 10 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kashipur falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kashipur is Panjipara, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kashipur.

Kashipur is about 66 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashipur is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Panjipara is about 4.9 km away. Kishanganj is about 7.5 km away. Amour is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagua Anarkali (16 km), Balia (18 km) and Rahat Balia (18 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kashipur today is likely to be higher.

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