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About Kashwara Village

Kashwara is a large village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,608, made up of 2,308 males and 2,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.35 hectares hectares.

Kashwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashwara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 288.35 hectares
Population 4,608
Male Population 2,308
Female Population 2,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashwara compares

By the 2011 count Kashwara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 288.35 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kashwara

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

Kashwara lies about 25 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Habra, about 5.1 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 Kashwara
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Habra 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 25 km
District headquarters Hugli 25 km

Villages closest to Kashwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Kashwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashwara village had a population of 4,608. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Kashwara village has 2,308 males and 2,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashwara has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Kashwara covers 288.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kashwara falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashwara is Habra, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kashwara.

Kashwara is about 25 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashwara is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 2.3 km away. Habra is about 5.1 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadipara (under 2 km), Dakshinpara (under 2 km) and Bhabanipur (6.1 km).

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

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