About Kashthakhali Village

Kashthakhali is a large village in Haldia tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,171, made up of 2,123 males and 2,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721654, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashthakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashthakhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Haldia
Pincode	721654
Area (hectares)	354.74 hectares
Population	4,171
Male Population	2,123
Female Population	2,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashthakhali compares

By the 2011 count Kashthakhali is the 11th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 354.74 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kashthakhali

Kashthakhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kashthakhali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashthakhali from other places

Kashthakhali lies about 47 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 10 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 Kashthakhali
Nearest railway station	Netra	10 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haldia	29 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	47 km

Villages closest to Kashthakhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashthakhali village had a population of 4,171. That makes it the 11th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Kashthakhali village has 2,123 males and 2,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashthakhali has about 965 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 Kashthakhali is 721654. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashthakhali covers 354.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kashthakhali falls under Haldia tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashthakhali is Netra, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kashthakhali is about 47 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashthakhali is in Haldia tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Netra is about 10 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Haldia is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.