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About Kasturipur Village

Kasturipur is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 684 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasturipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasturipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222125
Area (hectares) 85.16 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 684
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kasturipur compares

By the 2011 count Kasturipur is the 121st largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 85.16 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Kasturipur

Kasturipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kasturipur 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 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 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 2.8 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 Badlapur 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 2.8 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 25 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 28 km

Villages closest to Kasturipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 1,279. That makes it the 121st largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Kasturipur village has 684 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasturipur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Kasturipur is 222125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasturipur covers 85.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kasturipur falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kasturipur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance for Kasturipur.

Kasturipur is about 28 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasturipur is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Badlapur is about 1.8 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 2.8 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barauli (under 2 km), Aharauli (under 2 km) and Dugauli Kalan (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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