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About Sastanagar Village

Sastanagar is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 649 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sastanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sastanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 10.31 hectares
Population 1,344
Male Population 649
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sastanagar compares

By the 2011 count Sastanagar is the 33rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 10.31 hectares work out to about 130 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sastanagar

Sastanagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sastanagar 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saorapir, Sarata, Sariphabad and Saripur. 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 Sastanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sastanagar village had a population of 1,344. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Sastanagar village has 649 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sastanagar has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sastanagar is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sastanagar covers 10.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 130 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sastanagar falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sastanagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Sastanagar is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Sastanagar today is likely to be higher.

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