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About Kashimpur Village

Kashimpur is one of the larger villages in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,427, made up of 2,771 males and 2,656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743248, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743248
Area (hectares) 361.18 hectares
Population 5,427
Male Population 2,771
Female Population 2,656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Kashimpur compares

By the 2011 count Kashimpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 361.18 hectares work out to about 15 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 937.

Getting to Kashimpur

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

Kashimpur lies about 27 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 2.2 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 Bamangachi 2.2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 27 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Kashimpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 Kashimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashimpur village had a population of 5,427. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Kashimpur village has 2,771 males and 2,656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashimpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kashimpur is 743248. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashimpur covers 361.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kashimpur falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashimpur is Bamangachi, about 2.2 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 Kashimpur.

Kashimpur is about 27 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashimpur is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 2.2 km away. Bārāsat is about 6.4 km away. Barasat I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digha (under 2 km), Chandrapur (under 2 km) and Shibalaya (under 2 km).

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

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