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About Pastaur Village

Pastaur is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,763, made up of 1,443 males and 1,320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pastaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pastaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 229301
Area (hectares) 590.64 hectares
Population 2,763
Male Population 1,443
Female Population 1,320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pastaur compares

By the 2011 count Pastaur is the 50th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 590.64 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Pastaur

Pastaur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pastaur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pastaur from other places

Pastaur lies about 28 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Bachhrawan, about 9.9 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 Pastaur
Nearest railway station Bachhrawan 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 24 km
Nearest town Purwā 26 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 28 km

Villages closest to Pastaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pastaur village had a population of 2,763. That makes it the 50th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Pastaur village has 1,443 males and 1,320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pastaur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Pastaur is 229301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pastaur covers 590.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pastaur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pastaur is Bachhrawan, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pastaur.

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

Pastaur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Bachhrawan is about 9.9 km away. Maharajganj is about 24 km away. Purwā is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mubarakpur Sapo (2.3 km), Kalui Khera (2.6 km) and Saidpur Behta (2.8 km).

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

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