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About Kshatipur Village

Kshatipur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 477 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kshatipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kshatipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 176.3 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 477
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kshatipur compares

By the 2011 count Kshatipur is the 63rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 176.3 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kshatipur

The census records public bus service for Kshatipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kshatipur from other places

Kshatipur lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Kshatipur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Kshatipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kshatipur village had a population of 976. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Kshatipur village has 477 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kshatipur has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kshatipur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kshatipur covers 176.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kshatipur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kshatipur is Mallarpur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kshatipur is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kshatipur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankhatipur (under 2 km), Hatara (under 2 km) and Kuchighata (under 2 km).

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

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