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About Kashthatari Village

Kashthatari is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 314 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashthatari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashthatari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 108.83 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 314
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashthatari compares

By the 2011 count Kashthatari is the 83rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 108.83 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kashthatari

Kashthatari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashthatari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kashthatari from other places

Kashthatari lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Kashthatari
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Kashthatari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Kashthatari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashthatari village had a population of 635. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Kashthatari village has 314 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashthatari has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kashthatari is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashthatari covers 108.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashthatari falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kashthatari is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kashthatari.

Kashthatari is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashthatari is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chat Rama (under 2 km), Dhatrabandi (under 2 km) and Ganpur (3.7 km).

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

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