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About Kashinagar Village

Kashinagar is a large village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,076, made up of 1,083 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742212
Area (hectares) 53.73 hectares
Population 2,076
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Kashinagar compares

By the 2011 count Kashinagar is the 24th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 53.73 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kashinagar

The census records public bus service for Kashinagar 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 Kashinagar from other places

Kashinagar lies about 57 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Basudebpur, about 1.6 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 Kashinagar
Nearest railway station Basudebpur 1.6 km
Nearest town Dhuliān 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 23 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 57 km

Villages closest to Kashinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashinagar village had a population of 2,076. That makes it the 24th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Kashinagar village has 1,083 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashinagar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kashinagar is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashinagar covers 53.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kashinagar falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashinagar is Basudebpur, about 1.6 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 Kashinagar.

Kashinagar is about 57 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashinagar is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Basudebpur is about 1.6 km away. Dhuliān is about 7.3 km away. Farakka is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikarpur (2.6 km), Saheb Nagar (3.9 km) and Mahadeb Nagar (8.9 km).

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

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