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About Nista Kasht Village

Nista Kasht is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 131 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.81 hectares hectares.

Nista Kasht Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nista Kasht village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 67.81 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 131
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nista Kasht compares

By the 2011 count Nista Kasht is the 106th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 67.81 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Nista Kasht

Nista Kasht is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nista Kasht as Available within 10+ 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nista Kasht from other places

Nista Kasht lies about 33 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, about 3.5 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 Nista Kasht
Nearest railway station Mukuria Junction 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 12 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 33 km

Villages closest to Nista Kasht

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 Nista Kasht

As per the Census of India 2011, Nista Kasht village had a population of 248. That makes it the 106th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Nista Kasht village has 131 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nista Kasht has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Nista Kasht covers 67.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nista Kasht falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nista Kasht is Mukuria Junction, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nista Kasht.

Nista Kasht is about 33 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nista Kasht is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Mukuria Junction is about 3.5 km away. Balrampur is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nista Mal (under 2 km), Balia Bhag (under 2 km) and Balia Bhag Milik (under 2 km).

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

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