About Santuwala Village

Santuwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,777, made up of 913 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 636 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santuwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santuwala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142047
Area (hectares)	636 hectares
Population	1,777
Male Population	913
Female Population	864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Santuwala compares

By the 2011 count Santuwala is the 26th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 636 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Santuwala

Santuwala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Santuwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santuwala from other places

Santuwala lies about 32 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 9.3 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 Santuwala
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Butewala	9.3 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	32 km

Villages closest to Santuwala

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

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Common questions about Santuwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Santuwala village had a population of 1,777. That makes it the 26th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Santuwala village has 913 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santuwala has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Santuwala is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santuwala covers 636 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santuwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Santuwala is Butewala, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Santuwala.

Santuwala is about 32 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santuwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 6.3 km away. Butewala is about 9.3 km away. Firozpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.