About Sastugachh Village

Sastugachh is a mid sized village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 310 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sastugachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sastugachh village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Phansidewa
Pincode	734434
Area (hectares)	240.38 hectares
Population	634
Male Population	310
Female Population	324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sastugachh compares

By the 2011 count Sastugachh is the 83rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 240.38 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sastugachh

Sastugachh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sastugachh 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sangatram, Sannyasi Thaner Chhat, Sannyasithan and Sarcargachh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sastugachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sastugachh village had a population of 634. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Sastugachh village has 310 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sastugachh has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sastugachh is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sastugachh covers 240.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sastugachh falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sastugachh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Sastugachh.

Sastugachh is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.