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About Santha Village

Santha is a small village in Gaighat tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 256 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Gaighat
Pincode 847107
Area (hectares) 23.4 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 256
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santha compares

By the 2011 count Santha is the 73rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents. Its 23.4 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Santha

Santha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Santha from other places

Santha lies about 115 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, 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 Santha
Nearest town Maniar 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighat 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 20 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 115 km

Villages closest to Santha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santha village had a population of 485. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents.

Santha village has 256 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santha has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Santha is 847107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santha covers 23.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Santha falls under Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Santha is Jiradei, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Santha.

Santha is about 115 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santha is in Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Maniar is about 8.9 km away. Gaighat is about 9.4 km away. Jiradei is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwatpur (4.2 km), Harnarayan Chak (5.0 km) and Ramnagar (7.9 km).

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

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