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About Kashipur Village

Kashipur is a large village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,874, made up of 1,403 males and 1,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743345, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743345
Area (hectares) 73.22 hectares
Population 2,874
Male Population 1,403
Female Population 1,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kashipur compares

By the 2011 count Kashipur is the 20th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 73.22 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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 5 - 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 8.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, 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 Kashipur
Nearest railway station Lakshmikantapur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 8.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 8.5 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 11 km

Villages closest to Kashipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandirbazar 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 2,874. That makes it the 20th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Kashipur village has 1,403 males and 1,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashipur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kashipur is 743345. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashipur covers 73.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kashipur falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashipur is Lakshmikantapur, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 8.5 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.

Kashipur is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about 1.8 km away. Mandirbazar is about 8.5 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bireshwarpur (under 2 km), Brindabanpur (under 2 km) and Uttar Akhraberia (under 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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