About Kashimpur Village

Kashimpur is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 627 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashimpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur II
Pincode	721440
Area (hectares)	96.34 hectares
Population	1,220
Male Population	627
Female Population	593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashimpur compares

By the 2011 count Kashimpur is the 48th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 96.34 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kashimpur

Kashimpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kashimpur as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashimpur from other places

Kashimpur lies about 29 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Basulya Sutahata, about 3.2 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 Kashimpur
Nearest railway station	Basulya Sutahata	3.2 km
Nearest town	Monoharpur	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potashpur II	29 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	29 km

Villages closest to Kashimpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potashpur II 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 Kashimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashimpur village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 48th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Kashimpur village has 627 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashimpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kashimpur is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashimpur covers 96.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kashimpur falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashimpur is Basulya Sutahata, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kashimpur.

Kashimpur is about 29 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashimpur is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Basulya Sutahata is about 3.2 km away. Monoharpur is about 7.0 km away. Potashpur II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.