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About Kashipur Village

Kashipur is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 284 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 65.7 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 284
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashipur compares

By the 2011 count Kashipur is the 125th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 65.7 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 19 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Panjipara, about 16 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 Panjipara 16 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 19 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 19 km

Villages closest to Kashipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar 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 Kashipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashipur village had a population of 528. That makes it the 125th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Kashipur village has 284 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashipur has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kashipur is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashipur covers 65.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kashipur falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashipur is Panjipara, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kashipur.

Kashipur is about 19 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashipur is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Panjipara is about 16 km away. Kishanganj is about 18 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kantigachh (2.5 km), Rajpokhar (3.2 km) and Rajpokhar Khura (3.2 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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