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About Kustanr Village

Kustanr is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 234 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kustanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kustanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 234
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Kustanr compares

By the 2011 count Kustanr is the 55th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kustanr

Kustanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kustanr 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kustanr from other places

Kustanr lies about 31 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 21 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 Kustanr
Tehsil headquarters Borio 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 21 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 31 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 31 km

Villages closest to Kustanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kustanr village had a population of 473. That makes it the 55th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Kustanr village has 234 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kustanr has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kustanr is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kustanr covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kustanr falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kustanr is Tinpahar Junction, about 21 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kustanr.

Kustanr is about 31 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kustanr is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 8.4 km away. Tinpahar Junction is about 21 km away. Sahibganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Depari (under 2 km), Chaldhoa (under 2 km) and Jetkekumarjori (under 2 km).

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

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