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About Kastor Village

Kastor is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 502 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kastor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 137.42 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 502
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kastor compares

By the 2011 count Kastor is the 106th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 137.42 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kastor

Kastor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kastor 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanat, Kandar, Karanja and Karja Danga. 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.

Common questions about Kastor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastor village had a population of 989. That makes it the 106th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Kastor village has 502 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastor has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kastor is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kastor covers 137.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kastor falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kastor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kastor.

Kastor is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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.

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

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