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About Kashikewal Village

Kashikewal is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,895, made up of 989 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashikewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashikewal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 1,895
Male Population 989
Female Population 906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashikewal compares

By the 2011 count Kashikewal is the 22nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kashikewal

Kashikewal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kashikewal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashikewal from other places

Kashikewal lies about 26 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 44 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 Kashikewal
Nearest town Sherghāti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 26 km
District headquarters Chatra 26 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 44 km

Villages closest to Kashikewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Kashikewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashikewal village had a population of 1,895. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kashikewal village has 989 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashikewal has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kashikewal is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashikewal covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kashikewal falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kashikewal is Guraru, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kashikewal is about 26 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashikewal is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 26 km away. Chatra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (1.5 km), Satgharwa (1.7 km) and Datmi (1.8 km).

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

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