Astara, Tarakeswar
Astara is a village located in the Tarakeswar Subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The village falls in Tarakeswar block and comes under Ashtaradattapur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Arambag parliament constituency and Tarakeswar assembly constituency.
As on April 2025, the current population of Astara is 7.2 thousands out of which 3.8 thousands are males and rest 3.5 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 923 females per 1000 males. There are around 613 teenagers in Astara. It has literacy rate of 76% which means around 5.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 684 people belonging to scheduled caste and 88 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.7 thousands households in Astara, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 3 thousands. The pincode of Astara is 712401 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Champadanga Sub Post office
- Aimapaharpur Branch Post office
- Pursurah Branch Post office
- Gholdigrui Branch Post office
- Moktarpur Branch Post office
Schools
Astara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Balipur Melatala High School (High School)
- Shyampur High School
- Chhatrashal Radhanagar Bireswa
- Kshudrarampur High School
- Chiladangi Rabindra Vidyabithi
Hospitals
Astara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Srirampur Sub-Center
- Fatepur Primary Health Center
- Kotalpara Sub-Center
- Rasulpur Sub-Center
- Gholdigrui Sub-Center
Banks
Astara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.