# Nista Kasht Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Nista Kasht

Nista Kasht is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 41 households**, the 113th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 248people (2011)
- 41households
- 68.5%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Nista Kasht PIN code and other codes

Nista Kasht falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLutipur
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224804

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

## How far is Nista Kasht from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)63 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)12 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 Nista Kasht?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Nista Kasht; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Nista Kasht known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Nista Kasht

Of every 100 households in Nista Kasht in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nista Kasht · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**35%

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 Nista Kasht?

■ Nista Kasht · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**953

Working population ****20.2%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 71.9% for women. 37% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (92%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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 Balrampur

- Mohan Gachh284 people
- Belwa268 people
- Chilia254 people
- Sadipur250 people
- Lohagara Milik214 people
- Jaipura212 people
- Sharif Nagar Milik200 people
- Morangpur196 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nista Kasht from Katihar?63 km by road
- What is the population of Nista Kasht?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nista Kasht in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nista Kasht?68.5% (Census 2011)