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About Kashiganja Village

Kashiganja is a small village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 217 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashiganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashiganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Pincode 721232
Area (hectares) 123.43 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 217
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashiganja compares

By the 2011 count Kashiganja is the 93rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 123.43 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kashiganja

Kashiganja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashiganja as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Kamarberya, Kamargere, Kankabati and Karanji. 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 Kashiganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashiganja village had a population of 435. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Kashiganja village has 217 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashiganja has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kashiganja is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashiganja covers 123.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kashiganja 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 - 10 km distance for Kashiganja.

Kashiganja 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 Kashiganja today is likely to be higher.

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