About Kashimpur Village

Kashimpur is one of the larger villages in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,069, made up of 5,257 males and 4,812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 926.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashimpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal II
Pincode	732139
Area (hectares)	926.56 hectares
Population	10,069
Male Population	5,257
Female Population	4,812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashimpur compares

By the 2011 count Kashimpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 926.56 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kashimpur

Kashimpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kashimpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kashimpur from other places

Kashimpur lies about 38 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 3.9 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 Kashimpur
Nearest railway station	Harishchandrapur	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal II	12 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	29 km
District headquarters	Maldah	38 km

Villages closest to Kashimpur

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

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Common questions about Kashimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashimpur village had a population of 10,069. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Kashimpur village has 5,257 males and 4,812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashimpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kashimpur is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashimpur covers 926.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kashimpur falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashimpur is Harishchandrapur, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance for Kashimpur.

Kashimpur is about 38 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashimpur is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 3.9 km away. Chanchal II is about 12 km away. Manihāri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.