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About Santipukhuri Village

Santipukhuri is a large village in Pathorighat tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,269, made up of 1,174 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.93 hectares hectares.

Santipukhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santipukhuri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Pathorighat
Area (hectares) 324.93 hectares
Population 2,269
Male Population 1,174
Female Population 1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santipukhuri compares

By the 2011 count Santipukhuri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents. Its 324.93 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Santipukhuri

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

Santipukhuri 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 Santipukhuri
Tehsil headquarters Pathorighat 11 km
District headquarters Baksa 11 km
Nearest railway station Nalbari 15 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 16 km

Villages closest to Santipukhuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santipukhuri village had a population of 2,269. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents.

Santipukhuri village has 1,174 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santipukhuri has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Santipukhuri covers 324.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santipukhuri falls under Pathorighat tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Santipukhuri 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 village for Santipukhuri.

Santipukhuri 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.

Santipukhuri is in Pathorighat tehsil of Baksa district. Pathorighat 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 Taragaon (12 km), Baneikuchi (15 km) and Borigaon (22 km).

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

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