Kastor Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kastor is a village situated in Gazole block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 219 families residing in the village Kastor. The total population of Kastor is 989 out of which 502 are males and 487 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kastor is 970.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kastor village is 139 which is 14% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 73 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kastor is 1,106 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Kastor village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kastor is 61.9%. Thus Kastor village has a higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 65.83% and the female literacy rate is 57.73% in Kastor village.

Population
989
Families
219
Literacy
61.88%
Sex Ratio
970

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kastor village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kastor Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kastor village.

Total Male Female
Children 139 66 73
Literacy 61.88% 65.83% 57.73%
Scheduled Caste 181 94 87
Scheduled Tribe 162 70 92
Illiterate 463 215 248

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16.4% of total population in Kastor village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kastor village out of total population, 372 were engaged in work activities. 99.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 372 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 194 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 369 304 65
Cultivators 56 55 1
Agriculture Labourer 194 158 36
Other Workers 119 91 28
Marginal Workers 3 1 2
Non Working 617 197 420

Map of Kastor, Maldah, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Kastor, Gazole

Below are the list of villages near Kastor village in Gazole.

Village Population
Babupur 2,709
Jalangapara 202
Sakrol 2,022
Tirpur 462
Khord Deotala 968
Dahuchi 1,193
Bijalbari 570
Himsim 372
Dhaoyail 1,444
Machhimpur 488

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