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About Santospur Village

Santospur is a mid sized village in Khalilabad tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 437 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santospur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santospur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Khalilabad
Pincode 272159
Area (hectares) 12.88 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 437
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Santospur compares

By the 2011 count Santospur is the 291st largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents. Its 12.88 hectares work out to about 64 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Santospur

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

Santospur lies about 17 km from Sant Kabir Nagar. 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 Santospur
Nearest town Mehndāwal 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khalilabad 15 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Santospur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santospur village had a population of 818. That makes it the 291st largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents.

Santospur village has 437 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santospur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Santospur is 272159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santospur covers 12.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 64 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Santospur falls under Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Santospur notes the nearest railway station 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 Santospur.

Santospur is about 17 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santospur is in Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehndāwal is about 8.0 km away. Khalilabad is about 15 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagh Nagar Urf Bakhira (under 2 km), Bakhira Khas (under 2 km) and Chapia Auwal (under 2 km).

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

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