About Kastal Village

Kastal is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 327 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kastal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Ghansali
Pincode	249181
Area (hectares)	96.72 hectares
Population	728
Male Population	327
Female Population	401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,226
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kastal compares

By the 2011 count Kastal is the 36th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 96.72 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Kastal

Kastal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kastal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kastal from other places

Kastal lies about 53 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Raiwala Junction, about 20 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 Kastal
Tehsil headquarters	Ghansali	18 km
Nearest railway station	Raiwala Junction	20 km
Nearest town	Haridwar	20 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	53 km

Villages closest to Kastal

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

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Common questions about Kastal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastal village had a population of 728. That makes it the 36th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Kastal village has 327 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastal has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Kastal is 249181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kastal covers 96.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kastal falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kastal is Raiwala Junction, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kastal.

Kastal is about 53 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kastal is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 18 km away. Raiwala Junction is about 20 km away. Haridwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.