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About Kasturia Village

Kasturia is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 473 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasturia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasturia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 225.67 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 473
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasturia compares

By the 2011 count Kasturia is the 69th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 225.67 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 937.

Getting to Kasturia

Kasturia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kasturia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kailpara, Kamarta, Kanua Bhabanipur and Kapaichandi. 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 Kasturia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasturia village had a population of 904. That makes it the 69th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Kasturia village has 473 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasturia has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kasturia is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasturia covers 225.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasturia falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kasturia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kasturia is in Harischandrapur I 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 Kasturia today is likely to be higher.

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