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About Kustor Village

Kustor is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 157 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kustor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kustor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 45.19 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 157
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kustor compares

By the 2011 count Kustor is the 137th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 45.19 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kustor

Kustor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kustor 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kustor from other places

Kustor lies about 61 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 13 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 Kustor
Nearest railway station Chinpai 13 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 32 km
District headquarters Birbhum 61 km

Villages closest to Kustor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kustor village had a population of 301. That makes it the 137th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Kustor village has 157 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kustor has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kustor is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kustor covers 45.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kustor falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kustor is Chinpai, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kustor.

Kustor is about 61 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kustor is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 13 km away. Dubrājpur is about 15 km away. Labpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palsa (under 2 km), Khanpur (2.7 km) and Makura (3.1 km).

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

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