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About Kasthari Village

Kasthari is a large village in Durgawati tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,297, made up of 1,202 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Kasthari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasthari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Durgawati
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 2,297
Male Population 1,202
Female Population 1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kasthari compares

By the 2011 count Kasthari is the 19th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 17 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 939.

Getting to Kasthari

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

How far is Kasthari from other places

Kasthari lies about 16 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Twining Ganj, about 3.0 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 Kasthari
Nearest railway station Twining Ganj 3.0 km
Nearest town Dumraon 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgawati 16 km
District headquarters Kaimur 16 km

Villages closest to Kasthari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Durgawati 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 Kasthari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasthari village had a population of 2,297. That makes it the 19th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents.

Kasthari village has 1,202 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasthari has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Kasthari covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kasthari falls under Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kasthari is Twining Ganj, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kasthari.

Kasthari is about 16 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasthari is in Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district. Twining Ganj is about 3.0 km away. Dumraon is about 7.8 km away. Durgawati is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasthar (under 2 km), Dumri (4.4 km) and Darauli (6.4 km).

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

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