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About Kashipur Village

Kashipur is a mid sized village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 392 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731233
Area (hectares) 66.92 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 392
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashipur compares

By the 2011 count Kashipur is the 70th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 66.92 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kashipur

Kashipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kashipur as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashipur from other places

Kashipur lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 3.1 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 Kashipur
Nearest railway station Murarai 3.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Kashipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashipur village had a population of 770. That makes it the 70th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Kashipur village has 392 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashipur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kashipur is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashipur covers 66.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kashipur falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashipur is Murarai, about 3.1 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 village for Kashipur.

Kashipur is about 24 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashipur is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 3.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Rampurhat II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bonta (4.3 km), Gangedda (7.4 km) and Purba Kalikapur (8.9 km).

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

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