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About Kushtor Village

Kushtor is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 287 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushtor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushtor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723156
Area (hectares) 184.74 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 287
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kushtor compares

By the 2011 count Kushtor is the 48th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 184.74 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kushtor

The census records public bus service for Kushtor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kherad, Kinaidih, Kotaldih and Krishtapur. 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 Kushtor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushtor village had a population of 570. That makes it the 48th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Kushtor village has 287 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushtor has about 986 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Kushtor is 723156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushtor covers 184.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kushtor falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kushtor.

Kushtor is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya 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 Kushtor today is likely to be higher.

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