About Dastur Village

Dastur is a mid sized village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,198, made up of 620 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.61 hectares hectares.

Dastur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dastur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Thakurganj
Area (hectares)	150.61 hectares
Population	1,198
Male Population	620
Female Population	578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dastur compares

By the 2011 count Dastur is the 54th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 150.61 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dastur

Dastur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dastur as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dastur from other places

Dastur lies about 20 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 6.0 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 Dastur
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	6.0 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	13 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurganj	24 km

Villages closest to Dastur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dastur village had a population of 1,198. That makes it the 54th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Dastur village has 620 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dastur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Dastur covers 150.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dastur falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dastur is Pawakhali, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dastur.

Dastur is about 20 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dastur is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 6.0 km away. Bahādurganj is about 13 km away. Kishanganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.