About Kastura Village

Kastura is a mid sized village in Duldula tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 641 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1211.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kastura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastura village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Jashpur
Tehsil	Duldula
Pincode	496334
Area (hectares)	1211.21 hectares
Population	1,291
Male Population	641
Female Population	650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kastura compares

By the 2011 count Kastura is the 12th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 1211.21 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kastura

Kastura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kastura as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kastura from other places

Kastura lies about 17 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 69 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 Kastura
Tehsil headquarters	Duldula	8.1 km
District headquarters	Jashpur	17 km
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	17 km
Nearest railway station	Biramitrapur	69 km

Villages closest to Kastura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastura village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 12th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Kastura village has 641 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastura has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Kastura is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kastura covers 1211.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kastura falls under Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kastura is Biramitrapur, about 69 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kastura.

Kastura is about 17 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kastura is in Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district. Duldula is about 8.1 km away. Jashpur is about 17 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.