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About Kasigram Village

Kasigram is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 445 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 145.32 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 445
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasigram compares

By the 2011 count Kasigram is the 100th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 145.32 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kasigram

Kasigram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kasigram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kasigram from other places

Kasigram lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 Kasigram
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 4.2 km
Nearest town Kāndi 12 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 19 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Kasigram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasigram village had a population of 846. That makes it the 100th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Kasigram village has 445 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasigram has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kasigram is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasigram covers 145.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasigram falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kasigram is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kasigram.

Kasigram is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasigram is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 4.2 km away. Kāndi is about 12 km away. Karnasubarna is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandalsar (under 2 km), Atai (under 2 km) and Kirttipur (2.5 km).

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

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