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About Kastarai Village

Kastarai is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 470 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kastarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastarai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 141.4 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 470
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Kastarai compares

By the 2011 count Kastarai is the 60th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 141.4 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kastarai

Kastarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kastarai 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. The nearest villages by name are Kamalpur, Kantor, Karaidangi and Kashiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kastarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastarai village had a population of 934. That makes it the 60th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Kastarai village has 470 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastarai has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kastarai is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kastarai covers 141.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kastarai falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kastarai notes the nearest railway station 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 Kastarai.

Kastarai is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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