Kashipur (community development block)

Kashipur
Community development block
Location in West Bengal
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°26′00″N 86°40′00″E / 23.43333°N 86.66667°E / 23.43333; 86.66667
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/

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.