About Santha Village

Santha is one of the larger villages in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,271, made up of 5,334 males and 4,937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 751.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Pincode	855115
Area (hectares)	751.01 hectares
Population	10,271
Male Population	5,334
Female Population	4,937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Santha compares

By the 2011 count Santha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 751.01 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Santha

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

Santha lies about 20 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 19 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 Santha
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	3.0 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Tauheed	19 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	20 km

Villages closest to Santha

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

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Common questions about Santha

As per the Census of India 2011, Santha village had a population of 10,271. 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 2,069 residents.

Santha village has 5,334 males and 4,937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santha has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Santha is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santha covers 751.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santha falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Santha is Tauheed, about 19 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 Santha.

Santha is about 20 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santha is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 3.0 km away. Bahādurganj is about 9.7 km away. Tauheed is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.