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About Santaldih Village

Santaldih is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 175 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santaldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santaldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815357
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 175
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Santaldih compares

By the 2011 count Santaldih is the 166th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Santaldih

Santaldih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Santaldih 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 Santaldih from other places

Santaldih lies about 40 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, 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 Santaldih
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 20 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 27 km
District headquarters Deoghar 40 km

Villages closest to Santaldih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santaldih village had a population of 366. That makes it the 166th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Santaldih village has 175 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santaldih has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Santaldih is 815357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santaldih covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santaldih falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Santaldih is Joramow Railway Station, 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 Santaldih.

Santaldih is about 40 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santaldih is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 8.4 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 20 km away. Jāmtāra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardahi (under 2 km), Birajpur (1.6 km) and Sira (2.1 km).

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

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