About Kashia Village

Kashia is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 180 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721507
Area (hectares)	79.99 hectares
Population	352
Male Population	180
Female Population	172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kashia compares

By the 2011 count Kashia is the 167th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 79.99 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kashia

Kashia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kashia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashia from other places

Kashia lies about 68 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanimahuli, about 11 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 Kashia
Nearest railway station	Kanimahuli	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhargram	22 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	22 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	68 km

Villages closest to Kashia

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

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Common questions about Kashia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashia village had a population of 352. That makes it the 167th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Kashia village has 180 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashia has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kashia is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashia covers 79.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashia falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashia is Kanimahuli, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kashia.

Kashia is about 68 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashia is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kanimahuli is about 11 km away. Jhargram is about 22 km away. Jhārgrām is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.