# Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Kashipur

Kashipur is a sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **200,083 people**, 3 towns and 209 villages (198 inhabited). The largest village is Palaskola (4,119 people).

- 200,083people (2011)
- 209villages
- 3towns
- 71.1%literacy

## Population of Kashipur compared with Puruliya

■ Kashipur · ■ Puruliya district

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**953

Working population ****41.5%**

**42.6%

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

## Homes and amenities in Kashipur

Of every 100 households in Kashipur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kashipur · ■ Puruliya district

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**87%

Tap water ****18%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**77%

Use banking services ****54%**

**43%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

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

## Towns in Kashipur

- Adra14,956 people
- Kantaranguri5,435 people
- Lapara5,367 people

## Largest villages in Kashipur

- Palaskola · 4,119 people
- Sutabai · 3,507 people
- Beko · 3,149 people
- Manihara · 3,104 people
- Lara · 2,774 people
- Gagnabad · 2,628 people
- Sonaojuri · 2,624 people
- Barra · 2,620 people
- Simla · 2,530 people
- Ranganidi · 2,520 people
- Kashipur · 2,369 people
- Manpura · 2,338 people
- Talajuri · 2,305 people
- Gourangadih · 2,246 people
- Mehi · 2,240 people
- Kalidaha · 2,110 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kashipur?209 (198 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashipur in?Puruliya district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Kashipur?200,083 (Census 2011)