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About Kashipur Village

Kashipur is a mid sized village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 350 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721428
Area (hectares) 39.06 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 350
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kashipur compares

By the 2011 count Kashipur is the 91st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 39.06 hectares work out to about 17 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 954.

Getting to Kashipur

The census records public bus service for Kashipur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashipur from other places

Kashipur 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 Kashipur
Nearest railway station Basulya Sutahata 3.2 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar I 29 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 29 km

Villages closest to Kashipur

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

Common questions about Kashipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashipur village had a population of 661. That makes it the 91st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Kashipur village has 350 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashipur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kashipur is 721428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashipur covers 39.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kashipur falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashipur is Basulya Sutahata, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kashipur.

Kashipur 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Basantapur (5.4 km), Mukundapur (8.2 km) and Purba Mukundapur (8.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kashipur today is likely to be higher.

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