Kastara, Saltora
Kastara is a village located in the Saltora Subdivision of Bankura district of West Bengal. The village falls in Saltora block and comes under Salma Gram Panchayat.
As on January 2025, the current population of Kastara is 1.6 thousands out of which 817 are males and rest 784 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 960 females per 1000 males. There are around 249 teenagers in Kastara. It has literacy rate of 50% which means around 803 persons can read and write. Total 262 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 336 households in Kastara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 518. The pincode of Kastara is 722158 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Saltora Sub Post office
- Gossindihi Branch Post office
- Murlu Branch Post office
- Motukbani Branch Post office
- Bishjore Branch Post office
Schools
Kastara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Shyampur High School (High School)
- Rampur Vivekananda Vidyapith
- Saltora Dr. B.C.Vidyapith
- Saltora Girls High School
- Dhekia Anchalik Vidyaniketan
Hospitals
Kastara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Ranjitpur Sub-Center
- Chuaberia Sub-Center
- Salroha Sub-Center
- Dhekia Sub-Center
- Saltora Referral Hospital Community Health Center
Banks
Kastara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.