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About Kashikunri Village

Kashikunri is a small village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 168 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashikunri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashikunri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723157
Area (hectares) 113.65 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 168
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kashikunri compares

By the 2011 count Kashikunri is the 77th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 113.65 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kashikunri

Kashikunri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kashikunri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Jibanpur Alias Ramjibanpur, Kalaid, Kalikapur and Kalipahari. 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 Kashikunri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashikunri village had a population of 317. That makes it the 77th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Kashikunri village has 168 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashikunri has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kashikunri is 723157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashikunri covers 113.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashikunri falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kashikunri notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kashikunri.

Kashikunri is in Santuri 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 Kashikunri today is likely to be higher.

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