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About Santalpur Village

Santalpur is a mid sized village in Gwalior tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 461 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 474006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Gwalior
Pincode 474006
Area (hectares) 145.25 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 461
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Santalpur compares

By the 2011 count Santalpur is the 138th largest of the 307 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 145.25 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 834.

Getting to Santalpur

Santalpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Santalpur 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 Santalpur from other places

Santalpur lies about 22 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Birlanagar, about 20 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 Santalpur
Nearest town Morār 17 km
Nearest railway station Birlanagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gwalior 22 km

Villages closest to Santalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santalpur village had a population of 899. That makes it the 138th largest of the 307 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Santalpur village has 461 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santalpur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 834.

The pincode recorded for Santalpur is 474006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santalpur covers 145.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santalpur falls under Gwalior tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Santalpur is Birlanagar, about 20 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 Santalpur.

Santalpur is about 22 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santalpur is in Gwalior tehsil of Gwalior district. Morār is about 17 km away. Birlanagar is about 20 km away. Gwalior is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ikehara (under 2 km), Siyawari (1.5 km) and Syawari (1.5 km).

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

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