Astara, Shahid Matangini

Astara is a village located in the Sahid Matangini Subdivision of Medinipur East district of West Bengal. The village falls in Shahid Matangini block and comes under Dhalhara Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Astara is 1.9 thousands out of which 983 are males and rest 924 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 940 females per 1000 males. There are around 157 teenagers in Astara. It has literacy rate of 83% which means around 1.6 thousands persons can read and write. Total 10 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 447 households in Astara, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 821. The pincode of Astara is 721172 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Nonakuribazar Sub Post office
• Demarihat Branch Post office

Schools

Astara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Demari High School
• Demari Balika Vidyalaya
• Kakharda Ramkrishna High School
• Khoskhana Primary School
• Kanktya Kishalay Vidyapith

Hospitals

Astara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Janubasan Sub-Center
• Janubasan Block Primary Health Center

Banks

Astara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Kaktia Bazar
• The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Nonakuri