# Kashimpur Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kashimpur

Kashimpur is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,427 people in 1,307 households**, the 3rd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 5,427people (2011)
- 1,307households
- 80.9%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashimpur

Of every 100 households in Kashimpur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kashimpur · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**15%

Tap water ****43%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**78%

Use banking services ****52%**

**46%

Television ****45%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kashimpur?

■ Kashimpur · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**940

Working population ****38.8%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 76.0% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (4%) · **■** Household industry 152 (7%) · **■** Other work 1,409 (67%) · **■** Marginal 252 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barasat - I

- Kadambagachhi8,240 people
- Kanthalia5,724 people
- Bara5,412 people
- Bahera5,369 people
- Jirat5,337 people
- Mandalganti5,151 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kashimpur?5,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashimpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashimpur?80.9% (Census 2011)