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About Kasta Village

Kasta is one of the larger villages in Mohammdi tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,455, made up of 3,990 males and 3,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787.04 hectares hectares.

Kasta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Mohammdi
Area (hectares) 787.04 hectares
Population 7,455
Male Population 3,990
Female Population 3,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasta compares

By the 2011 count Kasta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 787.04 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Kasta

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

Kasta lies about 27 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Phardhan, about 19 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 Kasta
Nearest railway station Phardhan 19 km
Nearest town Gola Gokarannāth 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammdi 27 km
District headquarters Kheri 27 km

Villages closest to Kasta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasta village had a population of 7,455. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Kasta village has 3,990 males and 3,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasta has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Kasta covers 787.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kasta falls under Mohammdi tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kasta is Phardhan, about 19 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 village for Kasta.

Kasta is about 27 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasta is in Mohammdi tehsil of Kheri district. Phardhan is about 19 km away. Gola Gokarannāth is about 26 km away. Mohammdi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (4.1 km), Pipra Jhala (4.9 km) and Pipra Palia (4.9 km).

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

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