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About Kashipur Village

Kashipur is a mid sized village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 483 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721636, 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 Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721636
Area (hectares) 41.68 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 483
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Kashipur compares

By the 2011 count Kashipur is the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 41.68 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kashipur

Kashipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 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 Sahid Matangini 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 Sahid Matangini 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 931. That makes it the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Kashipur village has 483 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashipur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kashipur is 721636. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashipur covers 41.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kashipur falls under Sahid Matangini 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 - 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 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 Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Basulya Sutahata is about 3.2 km away. Monoharpur is about 7.0 km away. Sahid Matangini 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 Raghunathpur (2.6 km), Gobindapur (7.8 km) and New Char (8.7 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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