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About Mastikari Village

Mastikari is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,674, made up of 1,916 males and 1,758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mastikari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mastikari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 158.89 hectares
Population 3,674
Male Population 1,916
Female Population 1,758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mastikari compares

By the 2011 count Mastikari is the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 158.89 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Mastikari

The census records public bus service for Mastikari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mastikari from other places

Mastikari lies about 8.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 1.6 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 Mastikari
Nearest railway station Dakshin Barasat‎ 1.6 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 8.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 8.1 km

Villages closest to Mastikari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar 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 Mastikari

As per the Census of India 2011, Mastikari village had a population of 3,674. That makes it the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Mastikari village has 1,916 males and 1,758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mastikari has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Mastikari is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mastikari covers 158.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mastikari falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mastikari is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Mastikari.

Mastikari is about 8.1 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.

Mastikari is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 1.6 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 6.3 km away. Jaynagar I is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatsara (under 2 km), Ramkanta Bati (under 2 km) and Mukundapur (under 2 km).

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

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