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About Kashiya Village

Kashiya is a small village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 97 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Pincode 832301
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 97
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Kashiya compares

By the 2011 count Kashiya is the 177th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kashiya

Kashiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kashiya 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 Kashiya from other places

Kashiya lies about 10 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about under 2 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 Kashiya
Nearest railway station Ghatsila under 2 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla under 2 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakulia 26 km

Villages closest to Kashiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakulia 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 Kashiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashiya village had a population of 190. That makes it the 177th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Kashiya village has 97 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashiya has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kashiya is 832301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashiya covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kashiya falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kashiya is Ghatsila, about under 2 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 Kashiya.

Kashiya is about 10 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashiya is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatsila is about under 2 km away. Ghātsīla is about under 2 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benasholi (4.6 km), Bankati (5.2 km) and Jagannathpur (5.3 km).

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

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