About Kashipur Village

Kashipur is a large village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,569, made up of 1,293 males and 1,276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721658, 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	Sutahata
Pincode	721658
Area (hectares)	94.98 hectares
Population	2,569
Male Population	1,293
Female Population	1,276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kashipur compares

By the 2011 count Kashipur is the 13th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 94.98 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kashipur

Kashipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kashipur 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 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 48 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, about 1.8 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	Lakshmikantapur	1.8 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sutahata	23 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	48 km

Villages closest to Kashipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashipur village had a population of 2,569. That makes it the 13th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Kashipur village has 1,293 males and 1,276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashipur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kashipur is 721658. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashipur covers 94.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kashipur is Lakshmikantapur, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kashipur.

Kashipur is about 48 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 Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Lakshmikantapur is about 1.8 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 11 km away. Sutahata is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.