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About Santhi Village

Santhi is a large village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,310, made up of 2,258 males and 2,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares.

Santhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 376 hectares
Population 4,310
Male Population 2,258
Female Population 2,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santhi compares

By the 2011 count Santhi is the 6th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Santhi

Santhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Santhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Santhi from other places

Santhi lies about 23 km from Siwan, 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 Santhi
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 5.6 km
Nearest town Maniar 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 20 km
District headquarters Siwan 23 km

Villages closest to Santhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhi village had a population of 4,310. That makes it the 6th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Santhi village has 2,258 males and 2,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhi has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Santhi covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santhi falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Santhi 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Santhi.

Santhi is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhi is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 5.6 km away. Maniar is about 8.9 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 Basantpur (under 2 km), Basantpur Diara (under 2 km) and Chakra (1.7 km).

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

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