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About Kasti Village

Kasti is a large village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,723, made up of 1,405 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3128.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasti village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342037
Area (hectares) 3128.47 hectares
Population 2,723
Male Population 1,405
Female Population 1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasti compares

By the 2011 count Kasti is the 39th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 3128.47 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kasti

Kasti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kasti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kasti from other places

Kasti lies about 40 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Asranada, about 21 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 Kasti
Nearest railway station Asranada 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 27 km
Nearest town Nandri 32 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 40 km

Villages closest to Kasti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasti village had a population of 2,723. That makes it the 39th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Kasti village has 1,405 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasti has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kasti is 342037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasti covers 3128.47 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.

Kasti falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kasti is Asranada, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kasti.

Kasti is about 40 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasti is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Asranada is about 21 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 27 km away. Nandri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lunawas (6.4 km), Sevki Kalan (6.9 km) and Birai (7.0 km).

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

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