About Istari Village

Istari is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 465 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.89 hectares hectares.

Istari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Istari village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gondiya
Tehsil	Deori
Area (hectares)	425.89 hectares
Population	931
Male Population	465
Female Population	466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Istari compares

By the 2011 count Istari is the 39th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 425.89 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Istari

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

Istari lies about 74 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 40 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 Istari
Tehsil headquarters	Deori	27 km
Nearest railway station	Dewalgaon	40 km
Nearest town	Dongargarh	48 km
District headquarters	Gondiya	74 km

Villages closest to Istari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Istari village had a population of 931. That makes it the 39th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Istari village has 465 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Istari has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Istari covers 425.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Istari falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Istari is Dewalgaon, about 40 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 Istari.

Istari is about 74 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Istari is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Deori is about 27 km away. Dewalgaon is about 40 km away. Dongargarh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.