About Sastur Village

Sastur is one of the larger villages in Lohara tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,255, made up of 3,802 males and 3,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2502.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sastur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sastur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Tehsil	Lohara
Pincode	413609
Area (hectares)	2502.8 hectares
Population	7,255
Male Population	3,802
Female Population	3,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sastur compares

By the 2011 count Sastur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,483 residents. Its 2502.8 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 935.

Getting to Sastur

Sastur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sastur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sastur from other places

Sastur lies about 51 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ausa Road, about 41 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 Sastur
Tehsil headquarters	Lohara	17 km
Nearest town	Umarga	24 km
Nearest railway station	Ausa Road	41 km
District headquarters	Osmanabad	51 km

Villages closest to Sastur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sastur village had a population of 7,255. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,483 residents.

Sastur village has 3,802 males and 3,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sastur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Sastur is 413609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sastur covers 2502.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sastur falls under Lohara tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sastur is Ausa Road, about 41 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sastur.

Sastur is about 51 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sastur is in Lohara tehsil of Osmanabad district. Lohara is about 17 km away. Umarga is about 24 km away. Ausa Road is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.