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About Santol Village

Santol is a mid sized village in Idar tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 496 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santol village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Idar
Pincode 383225
Area (hectares) 436.93 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 496
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santol compares

By the 2011 count Santol is the 85th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 436.93 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Santol

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

Santol lies about 29 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Taranga Hill, about 15 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 Santol
Nearest railway station Taranga Hill 15 km
Nearest town Khedbrahma 24 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Idar 31 km

Villages closest to Santol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santol village had a population of 957. That makes it the 85th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Santol village has 496 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santol has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Santol is 383225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santol covers 436.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santol falls under Idar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Santol is Taranga Hill, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Santol.

Santol is about 29 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santol is in Idar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Taranga Hill is about 15 km away. Khedbrahma is about 24 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samlapur (2.4 km), Ganeshpura (2.4 km) and Barvav (4.9 km).

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

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