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About Kashikanta Village

Kashikanta is a small village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 131 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashikanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashikanta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 15.57 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 131
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kashikanta compares

By the 2011 count Kashikanta is the 127th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 15.57 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kashikanta

Kashikanta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashikanta 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanthaldiha, Karamsol, Karati and Karengasol. 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 Kashikanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashikanta village had a population of 241. That makes it the 127th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Kashikanta village has 131 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashikanta has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kashikanta is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashikanta covers 15.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kashikanta falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kashikanta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kashikanta.

Kashikanta is in Garbeta III 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 Kashikanta today is likely to be higher.

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