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About Santipur Village

Santipur is a large village in Baganpara tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,419, made up of 2,257 males and 2,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santipur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Baganpara
Pincode 781349
Area (hectares) 813.08 hectares
Population 4,419
Male Population 2,257
Female Population 2,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santipur compares

By the 2011 count Santipur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 813.08 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Santipur

Santipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Santipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Santipur from other places

Santipur lies about 11 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Nalbari, about 15 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 Santipur
Tehsil headquarters Baganpara 11 km
District headquarters Baksa 11 km
Nearest railway station Nalbari 15 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 16 km

Villages closest to Santipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santipur village had a population of 4,419. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Santipur village has 2,257 males and 2,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santipur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Santipur is 781349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santipur covers 813.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santipur falls under Baganpara tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Santipur is Nalbari, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Santipur.

Santipur is about 11 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santipur is in Baganpara tehsil of Baksa district. Baganpara is about 11 km away. Baksa is about 11 km away. Nalbari is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoramara (2.9 km), Dhamdhama (3.2 km) and Jartaluk (3.7 km).

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

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