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About Santi Village

Santi is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 553 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822107
Area (hectares) 1214 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 553
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santi compares

By the 2011 count Santi is the 32nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 1214 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Santi

Santi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Santi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Santi from other places

Santi lies about 43 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, about 5.9 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 Santi
Nearest railway station McCluskieganj 5.9 km
Nearest town Khalāri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 19 km
District headquarters Latehar 43 km

Villages closest to Santi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santi village had a population of 1,091. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Santi village has 553 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santi has about 973 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Santi is 822107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santi covers 1214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Santi falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Santi is McCluskieganj, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Santi.

Santi is about 43 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santi is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. McCluskieganj is about 5.9 km away. Khalāri is about 11 km away. Balumath is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siram (1.8 km), Chandli (2.6 km) and Bhagea (3.2 km).

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

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