# Kasthar Village, Durgawati, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Durgawati, Kaimur 

# Kasthar

Kasthar is a village in Durgawati sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 18 households**, the 87th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 126people (2011)
- 18households
- 85.7%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Kasthar PIN code and other codes

Kasthar falls in Durgawati sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKalyanpur
- Community development blockDurgawati
- Census village code249586

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kasthar from nearby towns?

- Durgawati (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)37 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kasthar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kasthar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kasthari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Durgawati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bichia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohania
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kasthar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kasthar

Of every 100 households in Kasthar in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kasthar · ■ Durgawati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****88%**

**46%

Television ****53%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kasthar?

■ Kasthar · ■ Durgawati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**927

Working population ****27.8%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 73.6% for women. 52% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 35 (100%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Durgawati

- Manipur236 people
- Raghunathpur204 people
- Chhajupur200 people
- Panrepur174 people
- Bhagwanpur66 people
- Amirti39 people
- Basawanpur19 people
- Tiari7 people

[All 108 villages in Durgawati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/durgawati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kasthar from Bhabua?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kasthar?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasthar in?Kaimur district (Durgawati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kasthar?85.7% (Census 2011)