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About Kastara Village

Kastara is a small village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 228 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.61 hectares hectares.

Kastara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 178.61 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 228
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kastara compares

By the 2011 count Kastara is the 117th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 178.61 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kastara

Kastara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kastara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kastara from other places

Kastara lies about 46 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Rewa, about 15 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 Kastara
Nearest railway station Rewa 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 28 km
District headquarters Satna 46 km

Villages closest to Kastara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastara village had a population of 427. That makes it the 117th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Kastara village has 228 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastara has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Kastara covers 178.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kastara falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kastara is Rewa, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Kastara.

Kastara is about 46 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kastara is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Rewa is about 15 km away. Amarpatan is about 28 km away. Satna is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukundpur (under 2 km), Jamuna Mudwar (under 2 km) and Singhaul (1.9 km).

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

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