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About Kashigram Village

Kashigram is a large village in Katwa I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,814, made up of 1,966 males and 1,848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa I
Pincode 713150
Area (hectares) 407.15 hectares
Population 3,814
Male Population 1,966
Female Population 1,848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kashigram compares

By the 2011 count Kashigram is the 12th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 407.15 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kashigram

Kashigram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kashigram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashigram from other places

Kashigram lies about 9.9 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Khetia, about 4.7 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 Kashigram
Nearest railway station Khetia 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Katwa I 9.9 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 9.9 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 9.9 km

Villages closest to Kashigram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katwa I 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 Kashigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashigram village had a population of 3,814. That makes it the 12th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Kashigram village has 1,966 males and 1,848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashigram has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kashigram is 713150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashigram covers 407.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kashigram falls under Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashigram is Khetia, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kashigram is about 9.9 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashigram is in Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Khetia is about 4.7 km away. Katwa I is about 9.9 km away. Barddhaman is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahapur (8.2 km), Narayanpur (15 km) and Elgram (22 km).

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

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