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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 577303
- Pincode
- 508255
- Post office
- Chandur (Nalgonda)
- Population
- 2,858
- Households
- 776
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Sex ratio
- 983 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,608
- Distance to district centre
- 137 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 69 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 204 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 390 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pedakurapadu · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Srinivasa Nursing Home · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kastala compares
By population, Kastala ranks #4 of 17 villages in Chandur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.7%
−0.2% vs mandal average
- Kastala
- 51.7%
- Chandur mandal
- 51.9%
- Nalgonda district
- 57.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
983
+19 vs mandal average
- Kastala
- 983
- Chandur mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Kastala
- 3.7
- Chandur mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kastala at a glance
Kastala is a village of 2,858 people in 776 households (Census 2011) in Chandur mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana, the 4th-largest of 17 villages in Chandur mandal. Literacy is 52%, about the same as the mandal average of 52% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 137 km from the Nalgonda district centre, 10 km from Krosuru, the nearest town, 15 km from Pedakurapadu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 508255, served by Chandur (Nalgonda) post office; the LGD village code is 577303. The nearest hospital or health centre is Srinivasa Nursing Home, 11 km away. The population is estimated at 3,370 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kastala →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kastala · this village | 2,858 | 52% | — |
| Kastala Agraharam · Atchampet | 2,292 | 47% | 1.6 km NE |
| Vutukuru · Krosuru | 3,685 | 49% | 3.2 km SW |
| Munugodu · Amaravathi | 4,011 | 53% | 3.3 km SE |
| Veladi · Chandarlapadu | 2,722 | 47% | 3.5 km N |
| Punnavalli · Chandarlapadu | 910 | 47% | 4 km N |
| Pondugala · Amaravathi | 541 | 50% | 4.7 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kastala
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 17
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NALGONDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 36
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KASTHALA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,563
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 136.37
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kastala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kastala
- LGD code
- 577303
- Pincode
- 508255
- Post office
- Chandur (Nalgonda)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,858
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,370
- Households
- 776
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 983
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Coordinates
- 16.59296°N, 80.21869°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nalgonda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kodad
- Member of Parliament
- Raghuveer Reddy Kunduru
- Block / Mandal
- Chandur
Getting there
How to reach Kastala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Hyderabad204 kmcapital
- Chennai390 km
- Bengaluru492 km
- Mumbai825 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPedakurapadu15 km
- Bus stopUtukuru Bus Stop3 km
- Hospital / PHCSrinivasa Nursing Home11 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India15 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum10 km
- CollegeVRIT Engineering College in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh24 km
- Police stationnandigama police station21 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kastala
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 508255
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Other villages named Kastala
Looking for a different Kastala? 2 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Kastala →
Villages near Kastala
Other villages in Chandur mandal
View all 17 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)