# Kastarai Village, Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kastarai

Kastarai is a village in Hemtabad sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **934 people in 221 households**, the 61st largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 934people (2011)
- 221households
- 68.2%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kastarai

Of every 100 households in Kastarai in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kastarai · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

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 Kastarai?

■ Kastarai · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**955

Working population ****63.6%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 62.8% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 214 (36%)

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 Hemtabad

- Beltair951 people
- Mohishgaon945 people
- Ratibati945 people
- Jatapur934 people
- Kismatshimla902 people
- Nahusara890 people
- Sitalpur874 people
- Ramnathpara855 people

[All 116 villages in Hemtabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/hemtabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kastarai?934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kastarai in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Hemtabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kastarai?68.2% (Census 2011)