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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Kashiram is a village in Phansidewa mandal, Darjeeling district, West Bengal. It has a population of 2,372 across 507 households with a literacy rate of 64.1%. The village has basic commercial and financial infrastructure including 29 shops, a bank, an ATM, a pharmacy, and a fast food outlet.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sampa Das Mistri
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- LGD code
- 306749
- Pincode
- 734434
- Post office
- Phansidewa
- Population
- 2,372
- Households
- 507
- Literacy rate
- 64.1%
- Sex ratio
- 941 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 765
- Distance to district centre
- 22 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 451 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1121 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nijbari · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Medica Cancer Hospital (A Unit Of North Bengal Oncology Centre Pvt Ltd ) - Darjeeling · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kashiram compares
By population, Kashiram ranks #26 of 113 villages in Phansidewa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.1%
+8.6% vs mandal average
- Kashiram
- 64.1%
- Phansidewa mandal
- 55.5%
- Darjeeling district
- 71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
−31 vs mandal average
- Kashiram
- 941
- Phansidewa mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Kashiram
- 4.7
- Phansidewa mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kashiram at a glance
Kashiram is a village of 2,372 people in 507 households (Census 2011) in Phansidewa block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 26th-largest of 113 villages in Phansidewa block. Literacy is 64%, 9 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Darjeeling district centre, 12 km from Sannyasikata, the nearest town, 3 km from Nijbari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734434, served by Phansidewa post office; the LGD village code is 306749. Mapped within or next to the village: bank. The sarpanch is Sampa Das Mistri, and the village votes in Phansidewa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durga Murmu. The population is estimated at 2,653 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashiram · this village | 2,372 | 64% | — |
| Liusipukuri · Phansidewa | 5,185 | 59% | 0.7 km SW |
| Mahammadbaksa · Phansidewa | 2,913 | 62% | 1.4 km NE |
| Nirmmal · Phansidewa | 2,557 | 58% | 2 km NW |
| Hatiram · Phansidewa | 1,421 | 59% | 2 km E |
| Bhushibhita · Phansidewa | 1,011 | 69% | 2.3 km W |
| Narayan · Phansidewa | 695 | 57% | 2.7 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kashiram
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 218.94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kashiram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kashiram
- LGD code
- 306749
- Pincode
- 734434
- Post office
- Phansidewa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,372
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,653
- Households
- 507
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 941
- Literacy rate
- 64.1%
- Coordinates
- 26.62824°N, 88.36993°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darjeeling
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phansidewa
- Member of Parliament
- Raju Bista
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Durga Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sampa Das Mistri
- Block / Mandal
- Phansidewa
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (0.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kashiram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata451 kmcapital
- Delhi1121 km
- Hyderabad1446 km
- Chennai1727 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNijbari3 km
- Bus stopPhulbari5 km
- Hospital / PHCMedica Cancer Hospital (A Unit Of North Bengal Oncology Centre Pvt Ltd ) - Darjeeling4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India<1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum12 km
- CollegeNbu 1 no gate9 km
- Police stationFence5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of Indiaunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kashiram
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 734434
- Madhya BansgaonPhansidewa mandal9,132 pop
- BanshgaonPhansidewa mandal5,958 pop
- LiusipukuriPhansidewa mandal5,185 pop
- Uttar Bansgaon KismatPhansidewa mandal5,064 pop
- Bandar GachhPhansidewa mandal3,891 pop
- BansgaonchaklaPhansidewa mandal3,876 pop
- Purba BansgaonPhansidewa mandal3,859 pop
- RangapaniNaxalbari mandal3,619 pop
- MahammadbaksaPhansidewa mandal2,913 pop
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Other villages named Kashiram
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Villages near Kashiram
Other villages in Phansidewa mandal
View all 60+ →- Paschim Madati
- Lahugaon
- Madhya Bansgaon
- Bara Paikpara Arazi
- Budharugaon
- Mandila Jhar
- Purbba Madati
- Banshgaon
- Liusipukuri
- Uttar Bansgaon Kismat
- Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
- Bandar Gachh
- Bansgaonchakla
- Purba Bansgaon
- Dhakpara
- Molani
- Bhalamanashi
- Mahammadbaksa
- Gangaram Tea Garden
- Bara Pathuram
- Thakurganja
- Nirmmal
- Chikanmati
- Kalaram
- Tepu Tea Garden
- Dhamnagachh
- Jogibhita
- Guabari
- Purbba Bansgaon Kismat
- Hetmuri
- Antigachh
- Radha
- Chhota Pathuram
- Sahananda
- Mahipal
- Jabarali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)