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About Santinagar Village

Santinagar is a mid sized village in Tulashikhar tehsil, in the district of West Tripura, Tripura. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 368 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 799203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santinagar village
Description Value
State Tripura
District West Tripura
Tehsil Tulashikhar
Pincode 799203
Area (hectares) 651 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 368
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santinagar compares

By the 2011 count Santinagar is the 18th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,890 residents. Its 651 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Santinagar

Santinagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santinagar as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purba Karangichhara, Purba Laxmichhara, Purba Rajnagar and Ramkrishnabari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santinagar from other places

Santinagar lies about 31 km from West Tripura, and the nearest railway station is বাল্লা, about 12 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 Santinagar
Nearest town Khowai 11 km
Nearest railway station বাল্লা 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tulashikhar 31 km
District headquarters West Tripura 31 km

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 Santinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Santinagar village had a population of 733. That makes it the 18th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,890 residents.

Santinagar village has 368 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santinagar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Santinagar is 799203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santinagar covers 651 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Santinagar falls under Tulashikhar tehsil of West Tripura district in Tripura.

The nearest railway station to Santinagar is বাল্লা, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Santinagar.

Santinagar is about 31 km from West Tripura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santinagar is in Tulashikhar tehsil of West Tripura district. Khowai is about 11 km away. বাল্লা is about 12 km away. Tulashikhar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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