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About Santapur Village

Santapur is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 197 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.31 hectares hectares.

Santapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 274.31 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 197
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Santapur compares

By the 2011 count Santapur is the 194th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 274.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Santapur

Santapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santapur 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 Santapur from other places

Santapur lies about 60 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 52 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 Santapur
Nearest town Malajkhand 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 13 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 52 km
District headquarters Balaghat 60 km

Villages closest to Santapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santapur village had a population of 396. That makes it the 194th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Santapur village has 197 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santapur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Santapur covers 274.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Santapur falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Santapur is Bamhani Banjar, about 52 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 Santapur.

Santapur is about 60 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santapur is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 7.7 km away. Baihar is about 13 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhima (under 2 km), Gudma (under 2 km) and Sahegaon (2.1 km).

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

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