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About Kashanda Village

Kashanda is a large village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,198, made up of 1,137 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 188.4 hectares
Population 2,198
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashanda compares

By the 2011 count Kashanda is the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 188.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kashanda

Kashanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashanda 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalayanchak, Kamarberya, Kamargere and Kankabati. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kashanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashanda village had a population of 2,198. That makes it the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Kashanda village has 1,137 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashanda has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kashanda is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashanda covers 188.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kashanda falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kashanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Kashanda.

Kashanda is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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