About Kastara Village

Kastara is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,461, made up of 746 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kastara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Saltora
Pincode	722158
Area (hectares)	172.96 hectares
Population	1,461
Male Population	746
Female Population	715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kastara compares

By the 2011 count Kastara is the 27th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 172.96 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kastara

Kastara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kastara 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalla, Kamalhir, Kanuri and Karkata. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kastara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastara village had a population of 1,461. That makes it the 27th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Kastara village has 746 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastara has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kastara is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kastara covers 172.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kastara falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kastara notes the nearest railway station 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 Kastara.

Kastara is in Saltora tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.