About Santhar Village

Santhar is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 280 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496551
Area (hectares)	314.25 hectares
Population	546
Male Population	280
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Santhar compares

By the 2011 count Santhar is the 88th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 314.25 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Santhar

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

Santhar lies about 57 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 28 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 Santhar
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	24 km
Nearest town	Bargarh	25 km
Nearest railway station	Bargarh Road	28 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	57 km

Villages closest to Santhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhar village had a population of 546. That makes it the 88th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Santhar village has 280 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhar has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Santhar is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santhar covers 314.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Santhar falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Santhar is Bargarh Road, about 28 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Santhar.

Santhar is about 57 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhar is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 24 km away. Bargarh is about 25 km away. Bargarh Road is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.