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About Kasitara Village

Kasitara is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 95 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasitara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasitara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 43.37 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 95
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Kasitara compares

By the 2011 count Kasitara is the 249th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 43.37 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 954.

Getting to Kasitara

Kasitara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kasitara 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 Kasitara from other places

Kasitara lies about 165 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.1 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 Kasitara
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 5.1 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 18 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 165 km

Villages closest to Kasitara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasitara village had a population of 183. That makes it the 249th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Kasitara village has 95 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasitara has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kasitara is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasitara covers 43.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasitara falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kasitara is Mallarpur, about 5.1 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 Kasitara.

Kasitara is about 165 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasitara is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mallarpur is about 5.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 9.8 km away. Tapan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faradpur (4.9 km), Dinagar (5.6 km) and Chandpur (5.7 km).

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

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