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About Kashinathpur Village

Kashinathpur is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,688, made up of 2,370 males and 2,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashinathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashinathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 287.73 hectares
Population 4,688
Male Population 2,370
Female Population 2,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashinathpur compares

By the 2011 count Kashinathpur is the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 287.73 hectares work out to about 16 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 946.

Getting to Kashinathpur

Kashinathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kashinathpur as Available within village. 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 Kashinathpur from other places

Kashinathpur lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gourdaha Halt, about 6.8 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 Kashinathpur
Nearest railway station Gourdaha Halt 6.8 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 34 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Kashinathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 Kashinathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashinathpur village had a population of 4,688. That makes it the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Kashinathpur village has 2,370 males and 2,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashinathpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kashinathpur is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashinathpur covers 287.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kashinathpur falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashinathpur is Gourdaha Halt, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kashinathpur.

Kashinathpur is about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashinathpur is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gourdaha Halt is about 6.8 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 14 km away. Bhangar I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Rajapur (under 2 km), Jalalabad (under 2 km) and Dakshin Kasipur (1.8 km).

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

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