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About Kasherhat Village

Kasherhat is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 567 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasherhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasherhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 174.73 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 567
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasherhat compares

By the 2011 count Kasherhat is the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 174.73 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kasherhat

Kasherhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kasherhat as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasherhat from other places

Kasherhat 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 Kasherhat
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Kasherhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasherhat village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kasherhat village has 567 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasherhat has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kasherhat is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasherhat covers 174.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kasherhat falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kasherhat is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance for Kasherhat.

Kasherhat 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.

Kasherhat is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Suri II 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 Hatikra (under 2 km), Hatzanbazar (under 2 km) and Jamal (2.2 km).

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

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