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About Santal Village

Santal is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 53 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,264 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176073, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176073
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 53
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,264
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santal compares

By the 2011 count Santal is the 155th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Santal

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

Santal lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Santal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 20 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 57 km

Villages closest to Santal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santal village had a population of 120. That makes it the 155th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Santal village has 53 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santal has about 1264 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Santal is 176073. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santal covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Santal falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Santal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Santal.

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

Santal is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 20 km away. Mandi 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 Bhaglal (under 2 km), Dalu (under 2 km) and Halon Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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