Kasba is a
census town
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Raiganj
Raiganj () is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Uttar Dinajpur district. The police station was set up 125 years ago and railway connectivity reached the place 115 years ago. The city h ...
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Raiganj subdivision
Raiganj subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Subdivisions
Uttar Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:
Administrative units
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Uttar Dinajpur district
Uttar Dinajpur () is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur district, it comprises two subdivisions: Raiganj and Islampur.
History
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West Bengal
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Geography
Location
Kasba is located at
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India
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, Kasba had a total population of 10,067, of which 5,221 (52%) were males and 4,846 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 914. The total number of literates in Kasba was 7,695 (84.07% of the population over 6 years).
India
census
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Kasba had a population of 9,842. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kasba has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kasba, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
Cities and towns in Uttar Dinajpur district
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