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About Kastura Mal Village

Kastura Mal is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 201 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kastura Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastura Mal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 212.232 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 201
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kastura Mal compares

By the 2011 count Kastura Mal is the 122nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 212.232 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kastura Mal

Kastura Mal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kastura Mal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mal from other places

Kastura Mal lies about 50 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 33 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 Mal
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 16 km
Nearest town Bargarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 33 km
District headquarters Raigarh 50 km

Villages closest to Kastura Mal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastura Mal village had a population of 394. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Kastura Mal village has 201 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastura Mal has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kastura Mal is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kastura Mal covers 212.232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kastura Mal falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kastura Mal is Bargarh Road, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Kastura Mal.

Kastura Mal is about 50 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kastura Mal is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 16 km away. Bargarh is about 31 km away. Bargarh Road is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulapali (under 2 km), Vishnupali (1.9 km) and Damdama (2.2 km).

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

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