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About Santi Village

Santi is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,046, made up of 548 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 1,046
Male Population 548
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santi compares

By the 2011 count Santi is the 29th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Santi

Santi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santi as Available within 10+ 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 Santi from other places

Santi lies about 19 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 3.1 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 Hundur Halt 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 10 km
Nearest town Saunda 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 19 km

Villages closest to Santi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ormanjhi 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 1,046. That makes it the 29th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Santi village has 548 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santi has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Santi is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santi covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santi falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Santi is Hundur Halt, about 3.1 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 <5 km distance for Santi.

Santi is about 19 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santi is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 3.1 km away. Ormanjhi is about 10 km away. Saunda 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 Hochai (under 2 km), Sadma (under 2 km) and Mayapur (under 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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