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About Astara Village

Astara is a mid sized village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 898 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Astara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721668
Area (hectares) 98.74 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 898
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Astara compares

By the 2011 count Astara is the 43rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 98.74 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Astara

Astara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Astara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Achaipur, Agar, Akandi and Alinan. 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 Astara

As per the Census of India 2011, Astara village had a population of 1,741. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Astara village has 898 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astara has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Astara is 721668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Astara covers 98.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Astara falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Astara 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 <5 km distance for Astara.

Astara is in Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba 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 Astara today is likely to be higher.

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