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About Kashimpur Gangaghata Village

Kashimpur Gangaghata is a mid sized village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 605 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashimpur Gangaghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashimpur Gangaghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 73.35 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 605
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kashimpur Gangaghata compares

By the 2011 count Kashimpur Gangaghata is the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 73.35 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kashimpur Gangaghata

Kashimpur Gangaghata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kashimpur Gangaghata 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashimpur Gangaghata from other places

Kashimpur Gangaghata lies about 5.4 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, 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 Kashimpur Gangaghata
Nearest railway station Baharu 1.8 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 5.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 5.4 km

Villages closest to Kashimpur Gangaghata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar 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 Kashimpur Gangaghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashimpur Gangaghata village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Kashimpur Gangaghata village has 605 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashimpur Gangaghata has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kashimpur Gangaghata is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashimpur Gangaghata covers 73.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kashimpur Gangaghata falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashimpur Gangaghata is Baharu, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kashimpur Gangaghata.

Kashimpur Gangaghata is about 5.4 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.

Kashimpur Gangaghata is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 1.8 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 3.0 km away. Jaynagar I is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramkrishnapur (under 2 km), Sripur (under 2 km) and Ganganarayanpur (under 2 km).

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

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