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About Kustia Village

Kustia is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,159, made up of 1,042 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kustia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kustia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 2,159
Male Population 1,042
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kustia compares

By the 2011 count Kustia is the 33rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kustia

Kustia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kustia as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kustia from other places

Kustia lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Champahati, about 3.6 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 Kustia
Nearest railway station Champahati 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 8.7 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 8.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Kustia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kustia village had a population of 2,159. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Kustia village has 1,042 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kustia has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kustia is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kustia covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kustia falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kustia is Champahati, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kustia.

Kustia is about 32 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.

Kustia is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Champahati is about 3.6 km away. Sonarpur is about 8.7 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Metiari (under 2 km), Makrampur (under 2 km) and Chak Baria (under 2 km).

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

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