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About Kasipur Village

Kasipur is a small village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 104 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 69.31 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 104
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasipur compares

By the 2011 count Kasipur is the 115th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 69.31 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 950.

Getting to Kasipur

Kasipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kasipur as Available within 5 - 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 Kasipur from other places

Kasipur lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 13 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 Kasipur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 12 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Kasipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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 Kasipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasipur village had a population of 198. That makes it the 115th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Kasipur village has 104 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasipur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kasipur is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasipur covers 69.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasipur falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kasipur is Rampurhat Junction, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kasipur.

Kasipur is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasipur is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 13 km away. Mayureswar II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nima (1.7 km), Selahat (1.9 km) and Gopinathpur (5.7 km).

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

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