About Bastaul Village

Bastaul is a large village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,394, made up of 1,258 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bastaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastaul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Pranpur
Pincode	854116
Area (hectares)	204.04 hectares
Population	2,394
Male Population	1,258
Female Population	1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastaul compares

By the 2011 count Bastaul is the 18th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 204.04 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Bastaul

Bastaul is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bastaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bastaul from other places

Bastaul lies about 136 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 5.2 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 Bastaul
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pranpur	21 km
Nearest town	Rosera	23 km
District headquarters	Katihar	136 km

Villages closest to Bastaul

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

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Common questions about Bastaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastaul village had a population of 2,394. That makes it the 18th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Bastaul village has 1,258 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastaul has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Bastaul is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bastaul covers 204.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bastaul falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bastaul is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 5.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bastaul.

Bastaul is about 136 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastaul is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 5.2 km away. Pranpur is about 21 km away. Rosera is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.