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About Kasta Village

Kasta is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 571 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 1,108
Male Population 571
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasta compares

By the 2011 count Kasta is the 19th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 191 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, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kasta

Kasta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kasta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kamrajpahari, Kamubediya, Kapasdanga and Kareyachak Baghmara. 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.

Common questions about Kasta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasta village had a population of 1,108. That makes it the 19th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Kasta village has 571 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasta has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kasta is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasta covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasta falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kasta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kasta.

Kasta is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara 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.

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

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