About Kustor Village

Kustor is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 166 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, 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	Suri I
Pincode	731103
Area (hectares)	138.93 hectares
Population	341
Male Population	166
Female Population	175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kustor compares

By the 2011 count Kustor is the 75th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 138.93 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kustor

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

How far is Kustor from other places

Kustor lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 5.7 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	Takipur	5.7 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Suri I	20 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	20 km

Villages closest to Kustor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri I 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.

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Common questions about Kustor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kustor village had a population of 341. That makes it the 75th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Kustor village has 166 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kustor has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kustor is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kustor covers 138.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kustor falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kustor is Takipur, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kustor.

Kustor 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.

Kustor is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 5.7 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Suri I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.