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About Pastura Village

Pastura is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 314 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares.

Pastura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pastura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 314
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pastura compares

By the 2011 count Pastura is the 83rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Pastura

The census records public bus service for Pastura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pastura from other places

Pastura lies about 57 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 3.8 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 Pastura
Nearest railway station Tauheed 3.8 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 30 km
District headquarters Purnia 57 km

Villages closest to Pastura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pastura village had a population of 617. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Pastura village has 314 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pastura has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Pastura covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pastura falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pastura is Tauheed, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pastura.

Pastura is about 57 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pastura is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Tauheed is about 3.8 km away. Kishanganj is about 4.8 km away. Baisi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathiara (7.0 km), Balia (9.2 km) and Shakarbalia (9.2 km).

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

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