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About Santhari Village

Santhari is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 187 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhari village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 187
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santhari compares

By the 2011 count Santhari is the 44th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Santhari

Santhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santhari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santhari from other places

Santhari lies about 74 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Santhari
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 12 km
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 20 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 41 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 74 km

Villages closest to Santhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hukumpeta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Santhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhari village had a population of 358. That makes it the 44th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Santhari village has 187 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhari has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

The pincode recorded for Santhari is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santhari covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Santhari falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Santhari is Araku Valley, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Santhari.

Santhari is about 74 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhari is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 12 km away. Araku Valley is about 20 km away. Chodavaram is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokkisa (under 2 km), Mangalamamidi (under 2 km) and Pathakota (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Santhari today is likely to be higher.

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