About Kastar Village

Kastar is a mid sized village in Bikramganj tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 908 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares.

Kastar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Bikramganj
Area (hectares)	232 hectares
Population	1,738
Male Population	908
Female Population	830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kastar compares

By the 2011 count Kastar is the 24th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Kastar

Kastar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kastar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kastar from other places

Kastar lies about 79 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 4.4 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 Kastar
Nearest railway station	Bikramganj	4.4 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	79 km

Villages closest to Kastar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastar village had a population of 1,738. That makes it the 24th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Kastar village has 908 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Kastar covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kastar falls under Bikramganj tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kastar is Bikramganj, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kastar is about 79 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kastar is in Bikramganj tehsil of Rohtas district. Bikramganj is about 4.4 km away. Rohtas is about 79 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.