About Kastikumari Village

Kastikumari is a large village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,100, made up of 1,597 males and 1,503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kastikumari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastikumari village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bishnupur I
Pincode	743503
Area (hectares)	82.66 hectares
Population	3,100
Male Population	1,597
Female Population	1,503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kastikumari compares

By the 2011 count Kastikumari is the 21st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 82.66 hectares work out to about 38 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 951.

Getting to Kastikumari

Kastikumari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kastikumari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kastikumari from other places

Kastikumari lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about 8.1 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 Kastikumari
Nearest railway station	Dakshin Durgapur	8.1 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnupur I	22 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	22 km

Villages closest to Kastikumari

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.

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Common questions about Kastikumari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastikumari village had a population of 3,100. That makes it the 21st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Kastikumari village has 1,597 males and 1,503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastikumari has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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

Kastikumari covers 82.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kastikumari is Dakshin Durgapur, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kastikumari.

Kastikumari is about 22 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.

Kastikumari is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about 8.1 km away. Baruipur is about 10 km away. Bishnupur I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.