About Kastura Village

Kastura is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 167 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kastura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastura village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Pakhanjur
Pincode	494665
Area (hectares)	483.15 hectares
Population	321
Male Population	167
Female Population	154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kastura compares

By the 2011 count Kastura is the 174th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 483.15 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karekatta, Karkonda, Karramarka and Karshak Nagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 321. That makes it the 174th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Kastura village has 167 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastura has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kastura is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kastura covers 483.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kastura falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kastura 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 Kastura.

Kastura is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.