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About Kustor Village

Kustor is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 251 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, 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 Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 110.97 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 251
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kustor compares

By the 2011 count Kustor is the 139th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 110.97 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 957.

Getting to Kustor

Kustor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kustor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Sainthia 30 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 Sainthia 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 499. That makes it the 139th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Kustor village has 251 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kustor has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kustor is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kustor covers 110.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kustor falls under Sainthia 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 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 13 km away. Dubrājpur is about 15 km away. Sainthia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kultor (under 2 km), Baharapur (1.9 km) and Bhagabatipur (3.0 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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