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About Santasahi Village

Santasahi is a small village in Dharmasala tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 10 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santasahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santasahi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Dharmasala
Pincode 755008
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 10
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Santasahi compares

By the 2011 count Santasahi is the 98th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Santasahi

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

Santasahi lies about 21 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Jajpur Keonjhar Road Junction, about 13 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 Santasahi
Nearest railway station Jajpur Keonjhar Road Junction 13 km
Nearest town Byasanagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmasala 21 km
District headquarters Jajapur 21 km

Villages closest to Santasahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santasahi village had a population of 19. That makes it the 98th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Santasahi village has 10 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santasahi has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Santasahi is 755008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santasahi covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Santasahi falls under Dharmasala tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Santasahi is Jajpur Keonjhar Road Junction, about 13 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 Santasahi.

Santasahi is about 21 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santasahi is in Dharmasala tehsil of Jajapur district. Jajpur Keonjhar Road Junction is about 13 km away. Byasanagar is about 15 km away. Dharmasala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapurkud (5.6 km), Bajabati (6.2 km) and Bada Mangalpur (7.8 km).

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

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