About Kusthalia Village

Kusthalia is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,902, made up of 957 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusthalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusthalia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Gangajalghati
Pincode	722133
Area (hectares)	574.32 hectares
Population	1,902
Male Population	957
Female Population	945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kusthalia compares

By the 2011 count Kusthalia is the 30th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 574.32 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kusthalia

Kusthalia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kusthalia as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kusthalia from other places

Kusthalia lies about 27 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Raniganj, about 16 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 Kusthalia
Tehsil headquarters	Gangajalghati	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Raniganj	16 km
Nearest town	Rānīganj	18 km
District headquarters	Bankura	27 km

Villages closest to Kusthalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusthalia village had a population of 1,902. That makes it the 30th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Kusthalia village has 957 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusthalia has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kusthalia is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusthalia covers 574.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusthalia falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kusthalia is Raniganj, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kusthalia.

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

Kusthalia is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. Gangajalghati is about 9.2 km away. Raniganj is about 16 km away. Rānīganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.