About Santhu Village

Santhu is a mid sized village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 769 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhu village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Ziradei
Pincode	841225
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	1,486
Male Population	769
Female Population	717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Santhu compares

By the 2011 count Santhu is the 38th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Santhu

Santhu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Santhu as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santhu from other places

Santhu lies about 15 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 5.7 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 Santhu
Nearest railway station	Karchhue	5.7 km
Nearest town	Mairwa	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ziradei	15 km
District headquarters	Siwan	15 km

Villages closest to Santhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhu village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 38th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Santhu village has 769 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhu has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Santhu is 841225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santhu covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santhu falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Santhu is Karchhue, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Santhu.

Santhu is about 15 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhu is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 5.7 km away. Mairwa is about 7.7 km away. Ziradei is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.