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About Santokpur Village

Santokpur is a mid sized village in Lachhmangarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 316 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santokpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santokpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Lachhmangarh
Pincode 301035
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 316
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Santokpur compares

By the 2011 count Santokpur is the 153rd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 899.

Getting to Santokpur

Santokpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santokpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santokpur from other places

Santokpur lies about 43 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Ghosrana, about 8.2 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 Santokpur
Nearest railway station Ghosrana 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lachhmangarh 13 km
Nearest town Mahwa 23 km
District headquarters Alwar 43 km

Villages closest to Santokpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santokpur village had a population of 578. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Santokpur village has 316 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santokpur has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Santokpur is 301035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santokpur covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santokpur falls under Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Santokpur is Ghosrana, about 8.2 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 km distance for Santokpur.

Santokpur is about 43 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santokpur is in Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district. Ghosrana is about 8.2 km away. Lachhmangarh is about 13 km away. Mahwa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nithari (under 2 km), Jatwara (under 2 km) and Manakpur (2.0 km).

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

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