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About Santpur Village

Santpur is a mid sized village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 612 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 612
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santpur compares

By the 2011 count Santpur is the 47th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Santpur

Santpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santpur as Available within 5 - 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 Santpur from other places

Santpur lies about 13 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, about 4.7 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 Santpur
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 3.6 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Bapudham Motihari 4.7 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 13 km

Villages closest to Santpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santpur village had a population of 1,169. That makes it the 47th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Santpur village has 612 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Santpur is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santpur covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santpur falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Santpur is Bapudham Motihari, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Santpur.

Santpur is about 13 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santpur is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari is about 3.6 km away. Mothīhāri is about 3.6 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur Tola Banra (under 2 km), Barkurwa (under 2 km) and Rup Dih (under 2 km).

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

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