Kastur, Siddapur, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kastur


The village Kastur is located in Siddapur Taluk of Uttara Kannada District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Kolsirsi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Siddapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Siddapur, which is about 4 kilometers away from Kastur.

Travel and Communication for Kastur


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kastur,
Uttara Kannada,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 581355

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kastur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kastur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kastur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kastur


As per available data from the year 2009, 344 persons live in 74 house holds in the village Kastur. There are 181 female individuals and 163 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.62% and males constitute 47.38% of the total population.

There are 16 scheduled castes persons of which 8 are females and 8 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.65% of the total population.

Population density of Kastur is 81.47 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kastur


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Total area of Kastur is 422.24 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 76 ha. About 76 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 2.87 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 30 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 1 ha is culturable waste land. About 2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kastur


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Siddapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There is a government primary school in the village Kastur.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kunaji, which is less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kolsirsi, which is less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kolsirsi, which is less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

Colleges in Kastur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Siddapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Bhatkal, which is more than 10 kms away from Kastur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Hubli, which is more than 10 kms away from Kastur.

There are no management institutes in the village Kastur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Siddapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

Other Educational Facilities in Kastur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Siddapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Siddapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Siddapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

Healthcare Facilities in Kastur


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Kastur.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kastur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Kastur.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kastur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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