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About Kasba Village

Kasba is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,611, made up of 1,356 males and 1,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731236
Area (hectares) 464.27 hectares
Population 2,611
Male Population 1,356
Female Population 1,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasba compares

By the 2011 count Kasba is the 17th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 464.27 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kasba

Kasba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kasba as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kamalakantapur, Kamardanga, Kandarpapur and Kankutia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kasba

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasba village had a population of 2,611. That makes it the 17th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Kasba village has 1,356 males and 1,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasba has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kasba is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasba covers 464.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasba falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kasba notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kasba.

Kasba is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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