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About Kashidi Village

Kashidi is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 285 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashidi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashidi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 213.27 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 285
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashidi compares

By the 2011 count Kashidi is the 114th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 213.27 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kashidi

Kashidi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashidi as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalyathol, Kantaranguri, Kapishta and Karanberia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kashidi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashidi village had a population of 569. That makes it the 114th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Kashidi village has 285 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashidi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kashidi is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashidi covers 213.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashidi falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kashidi notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Kashidi.

Kashidi is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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