About Bhastara Village

Bhastara is one of the larger villages in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,084, made up of 2,592 males and 2,492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhastara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhastara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Dhaniakhali
Pincode	712303
Area (hectares)	406.32 hectares
Population	5,084
Male Population	2,592
Female Population	2,492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhastara compares

By the 2011 count Bhastara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 406.32 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bhastara

Bhastara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhastara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhastara from other places

Bhastara lies about 29 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Gurap, about 4.0 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 Bhastara
Nearest railway station	Gurap	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhaniakhali	9.1 km
Nearest town	Pandua	15 km
District headquarters	Hugli	29 km

Villages closest to Bhastara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhastara village had a population of 5,084. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Bhastara village has 2,592 males and 2,492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhastara has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Bhastara is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhastara covers 406.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhastara falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhastara is Gurap, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhastara.

Bhastara is about 29 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhastara is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Gurap is about 4.0 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 9.1 km away. Pandua is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.