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About Dastura Village

Dastura is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,072, made up of 1,535 males and 1,537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dastura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dastura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 150.87 hectares
Population 3,072
Male Population 1,535
Female Population 1,537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
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 Dastura compares

By the 2011 count Dastura is the 24th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 150.87 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dastura

Dastura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dastura 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 Dastura from other places

Dastura lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sangrampur, about 7.5 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 Dastura
Nearest railway station Sangrampur 7.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Dastura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dastura village had a population of 3,072. That makes it the 24th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Dastura village has 1,535 males and 1,537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dastura has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dastura is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dastura covers 150.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dastura falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dastura is Sangrampur, about 7.5 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 Dastura.

Dastura is about 17 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.

Dastura is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sangrampur is about 7.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. Magrahat I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sibpur (under 2 km), Dhan Dhania (under 2 km) and Bainch Beria (under 2 km).

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

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