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About Pastana Village

Pastana is a mid sized village in Nilokheri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,817, made up of 943 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pastana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pastana village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Nilokheri
Pincode 132157
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 1,817
Male Population 943
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pastana compares

By the 2011 count Pastana is the 33rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Pastana

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

Pastana lies about 30 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Pindarsi, about 7.0 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 Pastana
Nearest railway station Pindarsi 7.0 km
Nearest town Thānesar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilokheri 19 km
District headquarters Karnal 30 km

Villages closest to Pastana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pastana village had a population of 1,817. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents.

Pastana village has 943 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pastana has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Pastana is 132157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pastana covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pastana falls under Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Pastana is Pindarsi, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pastana.

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

Pastana is in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district. Pindarsi is about 7.0 km away. Thānesar is about 15 km away. Nilokheri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patanpuri (2.3 km), Nigdhu (2.8 km) and Raison (3.5 km).

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

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