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About Santaldih Village

Santaldih is a small village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 199 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santaldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santaldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 199
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santaldih compares

By the 2011 count Santaldih is the 142nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Santaldih

Santaldih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santaldih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 15 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, about 8.6 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
Nearest railway station Vidyasagar 8.6 km
District headquarters Jamtara 15 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 32 km

Villages closest to Santaldih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nala 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 394. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Santaldih village has 199 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santaldih has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Santaldih is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santaldih covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santaldih falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Santaldih is Vidyasagar, about 8.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Santaldih.

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

Santaldih is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Vidyasagar is about 8.6 km away. Jamtara is about 15 km away. Jāmtāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darar (2.4 km), Paharpur (2.4 km) and Saharpur (2.4 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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