Kashipur (community development block)

Kashipur is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Kashipur
Community development block
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°26′00″N 86°40′00″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Parliamentary constituencyPurulia
Assembly constituencyKashipur
Area
  Total451.31 km2 (174.25 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total200,083
  Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5.30 (IST)
PIN
723132 (Panchakotraj)
723121 (Adra)
723168 (Manihara)
Telephone/STD code03251
Vehicle registrationWB-55, WB-56
Literacy Rate71.06 per cent
Websitehttp://purulia.gov.in/
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