About Kostala Village

Kostala is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 478 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 990.45 hectares hectares.

Kostala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kostala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Rajura
Area (hectares)	990.45 hectares
Population	939
Male Population	478
Female Population	461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kostala compares

By the 2011 count Kostala is the 43rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 990.45 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kostala

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

Kostala lies about 42 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wirur, about 8.0 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 Kostala
Nearest railway station	Wirur	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajura	22 km
Nearest town	Rājūra	22 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	42 km

Villages closest to Kostala

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

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Common questions about Kostala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kostala village had a population of 939. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Kostala village has 478 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kostala has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Kostala covers 990.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kostala falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kostala is Wirur, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kostala.

Kostala is about 42 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kostala is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Wirur is about 8.0 km away. Rajura is about 22 km away. Rājūra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.