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About Kasthamahal Village

Kasthamahal is one of the larger villages in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,156, made up of 2,716 males and 2,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasthamahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasthamahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 318.8 hectares
Population 5,156
Male Population 2,716
Female Population 2,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasthamahal compares

By the 2011 count Kasthamahal is the 6th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 318.8 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kasthamahal

Kasthamahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kasthamahal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kasthamahal from other places

Kasthamahal lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, 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 Kasthamahal
Nearest railway station Joka 6.4 km
Nearest town Baruipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 27 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Kasthamahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I 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.

Common questions about Kasthamahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasthamahal village had a population of 5,156. That makes it the 6th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Kasthamahal village has 2,716 males and 2,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasthamahal has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kasthamahal is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasthamahal covers 318.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kasthamahal falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kasthamahal is Joka, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kasthamahal.

Kasthamahal is about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasthamahal is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 6.4 km away. Baruipur is about 12 km away. Bishnupur I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Ramnagar (under 2 km), Khalashitala (under 2 km) and Chak Rosanmamud (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kasthamahal today is likely to be higher.

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