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About Kashipur Village

Kashipur is a small village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 178 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 180.89 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 178
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashipur compares

By the 2011 count Kashipur is the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 180.89 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

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 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 33 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Adra Junction, about 6.9 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 Adra Junction 6.9 km
Nearest town Adra 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar II 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 33 km

Villages closest to Kashipur

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

Common questions about Kashipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashipur village had a population of 351. That makes it the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Kashipur village has 178 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashipur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kashipur is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashipur covers 180.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kashipur falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashipur is Adra Junction, about 6.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kashipur.

Kashipur is about 33 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashipur is in Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district. Adra Junction is about 6.9 km away. Adra is about 7.2 km away. Manbazar II is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakua (9.2 km), Chalka (9.2 km) and Chaukan (9.2 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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