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About Kastikri Village

Kastikri is a mid sized village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,395, made up of 750 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Kastikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastikri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 1,395
Male Population 750
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kastikri compares

By the 2011 count Kastikri is the 41st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kastikri

Kastikri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kastikri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kastikri from other places

Kastikri lies about 30 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kastikri
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 12 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 12 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kastikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kastikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastikri village had a population of 1,395. That makes it the 41st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Kastikri village has 750 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastikri has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Kastikri covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kastikri falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kastikri is Kamarganj, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kastikri.

Kastikri is about 30 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kastikri is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kamarganj is about 12 km away. Sultanganj is about 12 km away. Sultānganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siardih (under 2 km), Mahiuddinpur (under 2 km) and Dhanhi Belari (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kastikri today is likely to be higher.

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