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About Sastipur Village

Sastipur is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 272 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712615, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sastipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sastipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712615
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 272
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sastipur compares

By the 2011 count Sastipur is the 136th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sastipur

Sastipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sastipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sastipur from other places

Sastipur lies about 8.8 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Naihati Junction, about 5.8 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 Sastipur
Nearest railway station Naihati Junction 5.8 km
Nearest town Naihāti 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 8.8 km
District headquarters Hugli 8.8 km

Villages closest to Sastipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sastipur village had a population of 508. That makes it the 136th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Sastipur village has 272 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sastipur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sastipur is 712615. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sastipur covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sastipur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sastipur is Naihati Junction, about 5.8 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 village for Sastipur.

Sastipur is about 8.8 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sastipur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Naihati Junction is about 5.8 km away. Naihāti is about 6.3 km away. Arambag is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashanpur (5.0 km), Sahapur (5.0 km) and Dadanpur (5.2 km).

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

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