About Bastwara Village

Bastwara is one of the larger villages in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,070, made up of 2,638 males and 2,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bastwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Singhwara
Pincode	847104
Area (hectares)	158 hectares
Population	5,070
Male Population	2,638
Female Population	2,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bastwara compares

By the 2011 count Bastwara is the 14th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bastwara

Bastwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bastwara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bahuara Buzurg, Balaha, Banauli and Barhaulia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Bastwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastwara village had a population of 5,070. That makes it the 14th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Bastwara village has 2,638 males and 2,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastwara has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bastwara is 847104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bastwara covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bastwara falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Bastwara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bastwara.

Bastwara is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.