About Kastala Village

Kastala is a mid sized village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 918 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kastala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Khejuri II
Pincode	721431
Area (hectares)	190.78 hectares
Population	1,768
Male Population	918
Female Population	850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kastala compares

By the 2011 count Kastala is the 25th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 190.78 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kastala

Kastala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kastala as Available within 10+ 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 Kastala from other places

Kastala lies about 32 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kakdwip, about 6.4 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 Kastala
Nearest railway station	Kakdwip	6.4 km
Nearest town	Haldia	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khejuri II	23 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	32 km

Villages closest to Kastala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khejuri II 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 Kastala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastala village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 25th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Kastala village has 918 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastala has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kastala is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kastala covers 190.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kastala falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kastala is Kakdwip, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kastala.

Kastala is about 32 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kastala is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Kakdwip is about 6.4 km away. Haldia is about 22 km away. Khejuri II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.