Kestara, Murarai - I, Birbhum, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kestara


The village Kestara is located in Murarai - I C.D.Block of Birbhum District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Murarai - I Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Kestara


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kestara,
Birbhum,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 731219

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kestara


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

A brief summary of available data for Kestara 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 Kestara


As per available data from the year 2009, 998 persons live in 231 house holds in the village Kestara. There are 499 female individuals and 499 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the total population.

There are 972 scheduled castes persons of which 485 are females and 487 are males. Females constitute 49.9% and males constitute 50.1% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 97.39% of the total population.

There are 4 scheduled tribes persons of which 3 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 75% and males constitute 25% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.4% of the total population.

Population density of Kestara is 702.52 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kestara


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Total area of Kestara is 142.06 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 132.26 ha. About 52.61 ha is un-irrigated area. About 79.65 ha is irrigated area. About 9.65 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 10.2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 59.8 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 9 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 0.8 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Kestara


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Kestara.

There is a government primary school in the village Kestara.

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

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

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

Colleges in Kestara


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

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

There are no medical colleges in the village Kestara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Suri, which is more than 10 kms away from Kestara.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Suri, which is more than 10 kms away from Kestara.

Other Educational Facilities in Kestara


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Suri, which is more than 10 kms away from Kestara.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Kestara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Suri, which is more than 10 kms away from Kestara.

Healthcare Facilities in Kestara


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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Kestara.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kestara.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Kestara.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Kestara.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Kestara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Kestara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kestara.

There is no family welfare centre in the village Kestara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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