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About Santara Village

Santara is a small village in Dhusuri tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 181 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Dhusuri
Pincode 756138
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 181
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Santara compares

By the 2011 count Santara is the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,450 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Santara

Santara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santara as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pachhalo, Pangata, Patrisahi and Paturibindha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Santara

As per the Census of India 2011, Santara village had a population of 335. That makes it the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,450 residents.

Santara village has 181 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santara has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Santara is 756138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santara covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santara falls under Dhusuri tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The census record for Santara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Santara.

Santara is in Dhusuri tehsil of Bhadrak district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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