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About Kasturbod Village

Kasturbod is a small village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 240 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasturbod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasturbod village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 268.12 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 240
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kasturbod compares

By the 2011 count Kasturbod is the 159th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 268.12 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kasturbod

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

Kasturbod lies about 30 km from Mahasamund. 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 Kasturbod
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 8.1 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 30 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 30 km

Villages closest to Kasturbod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasturbod village had a population of 469. That makes it the 159th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Kasturbod village has 240 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasturbod has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Kasturbod is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasturbod covers 268.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kasturbod falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kasturbod notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kasturbod is about 30 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasturbod is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 8.1 km away. Mahasamund is about 30 km away. Mahāsamund 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 Sukharidabri (under 2 km), Dabpali (2.3 km) and Khusrupali (2.5 km).

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

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