About Kustara Village

Kustara is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 376 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kustara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kustara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Simlapal
Pincode	722151
Area (hectares)	131.4 hectares
Population	729
Male Population	376
Female Population	353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
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 Kustara compares

By the 2011 count Kustara is the 61st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 131.4 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 967.

Getting to Kustara

Kustara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kustara 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. The nearest villages by name are Kukrakhondar, Kumardoba, Kumarsol and Kusbakra. 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 Kustara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kustara village had a population of 729. That makes it the 61st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Kustara village has 376 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kustara has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kustara is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kustara covers 131.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kustara falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

Kustara is in Simlapal 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.