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About Santpur Village

Santpur is a large village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,287, made up of 1,186 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santpur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585290
Area (hectares) 587.1 hectares
Population 2,287
Male Population 1,186
Female Population 1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santpur compares

By the 2011 count Santpur is the 38th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 587.1 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Santpur

Santpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Santpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Santpur from other places

Santpur lies about 66 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 64 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 Santpur
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 18 km
Nearest town Shorāpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 64 km
District headquarters Yadgir 66 km

Villages closest to Santpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santpur village had a population of 2,287. That makes it the 38th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Santpur village has 1,186 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Santpur is 585290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santpur covers 587.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santpur falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Santpur is Thangundi, about 64 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 village for Santpur.

Santpur is about 66 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santpur is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 18 km away. Shorāpur is about 18 km away. Thangundi is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tinthni (1.6 km), Bandoli (1.7 km) and Hunsiholi (2.1 km).

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

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