About Kashikuri Village

Kashikuri is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 267 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashikuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashikuri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733127
Area (hectares)	155.56 hectares
Population	543
Male Population	267
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashikuri compares

By the 2011 count Kashikuri is the 159th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 155.56 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kashikuri

Kashikuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kashikuri 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 Kashikuri from other places

Kashikuri lies about 130 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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 Kashikuri
Nearest railway station	Murarai	3.1 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tapan	21 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	130 km

Villages closest to Kashikuri

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

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Common questions about Kashikuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashikuri village had a population of 543. That makes it the 159th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Kashikuri village has 267 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashikuri has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kashikuri is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashikuri covers 155.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashikuri falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashikuri 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 Kashikuri.

Kashikuri is about 130 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashikuri is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Murarai is about 3.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Tapan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.