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About Santeswaram Village

Santeswaram is a small village in Makkuva tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 210 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santeswaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santeswaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Makkuva
Pincode 535501
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 210
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
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 Santeswaram compares

By the 2011 count Santeswaram is the 37th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Santeswaram

Santeswaram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santeswaram 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 Santeswaram from other places

Santeswaram lies about 64 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Sitanagaram, about 9.4 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 Santeswaram
Tehsil headquarters Makkuva 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Sitanagaram 9.4 km
Nearest town Bobbili 14 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 64 km

Villages closest to Santeswaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Makkuva 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 Santeswaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Santeswaram village had a population of 442. That makes it the 37th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Santeswaram village has 210 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santeswaram has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Santeswaram is 535501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santeswaram covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santeswaram falls under Makkuva tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Santeswaram is Sitanagaram, about 9.4 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 Santeswaram.

Santeswaram is about 64 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santeswaram is in Makkuva tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Makkuva is about 1.8 km away. Sitanagaram is about 9.4 km away. Bobbili is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bantumakkuva (1.8 km), Makkuva (1.8 km) and Turumamidi (1.9 km).

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

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