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About Kasturipur Village

Kasturipur is a large village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,236, made up of 1,187 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.57 hectares hectares.

Kasturipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasturipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 161.57 hectares
Population 2,236
Male Population 1,187
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kasturipur compares

By the 2011 count Kasturipur is the 122nd largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 161.57 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kasturipur

Kasturipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kasturipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasturipur from other places

Kasturipur lies about 23 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 9.5 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 Kasturipur
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Mau Aimma Station 9.5 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 10 km
District headquarters Allahabad 23 km

Villages closest to Kasturipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasturipur village had a population of 2,236. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Kasturipur village has 1,187 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasturipur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Kasturipur covers 161.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kasturipur falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kasturipur is Mau Aimma Station, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kasturipur.

Kasturipur is about 23 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasturipur is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Soraon is about 4.9 km away. Mau Aimma Station is about 9.5 km away. Mau Aimma is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasturipur Herkishun (under 2 km), Surajbhanpur (under 2 km) and Baramau (under 2 km).

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

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