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About Santhpur Village

Santhpur is a large village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,831, made up of 2,499 males and 2,332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhpur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585421
Area (hectares) 704.18 hectares
Population 4,831
Male Population 2,499
Female Population 2,332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santhpur compares

By the 2011 count Santhpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 704.18 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Santhpur

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

Santhpur lies about 29 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Halbarga, about 23 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 Santhpur
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 10 km
Nearest railway station Halbarga 23 km
Nearest town Bhālki 28 km
District headquarters Bidar 29 km

Villages closest to Santhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhpur village had a population of 4,831. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Santhpur village has 2,499 males and 2,332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Santhpur is 585421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santhpur covers 704.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santhpur falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Santhpur is Halbarga, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Santhpur.

Santhpur is about 29 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhpur is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Aurad is about 10 km away. Halbarga is about 23 km away. Bhālki is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kappekeri (2.5 km), Jojna (2.8 km) and Chatnal (2.9 km).

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

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