# Kasturi Village, Shahpura, Dindori (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpura, Dindori 

# Kasturi

Kasturi is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 131 households**, the 185th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 505people (2011)
- 131households
- 62.1%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Kasturi PIN code and other codes

Kasturi falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahpura
- Census village code491565

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

## How far is Kasturi from nearby towns?

- Shahpura (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Dindori (district HQ)66 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town)10 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 Kasturi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kasturi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahpura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 8 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 Kasturi known for?

About 52% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kasturi

Of every 100 households in Kasturi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kasturi · ■ Shahpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****5%**

**80%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**75%

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 Kasturi?

■ Kasturi · ■ Shahpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****565**

**967

Working population ****62.2%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 46.9% for women. 60% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 210 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (28%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Shahpura

- Majhgaon Mal.519 people
- Chargaon Mal.518 people
- Dhangaon515 people
- Dobhi Mal.Bhatwara515 people
- Dhirwan Khurd504 people
- Dullopur Mal.504 people
- Dalka Sarai Mal.501 people
- Pindrukhi Mal.499 people

[All 316 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kasturi from Dindori?66 km by road
- What is the population of Kasturi?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasturi in?Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kasturi?62.1% (Census 2011)