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About Kastiwal Village

Kastiwal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 805 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kastiwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastiwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143507
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 1,535
Male Population 805
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kastiwal compares

By the 2011 count Kastiwal is the 102nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kastiwal

Kastiwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kastiwal as Available within <5 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 Kastiwal from other places

Kastiwal lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, 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 Kastiwal
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 9.4 km
Nearest town Batāla 9.4 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Kastiwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastiwal village had a population of 1,535. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kastiwal village has 805 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastiwal has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kastiwal is 143507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kastiwal covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kastiwal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kastiwal is Batala Junction, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kastiwal.

Kastiwal is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kastiwal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Junction is about 8.0 km away. Batala is about 9.4 km away. Batāla is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kane Gil (under 2 km), Gujjarpura (1.9 km) and Saidpur (2.0 km).

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

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