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About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a mid sized village in Bajpur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 279 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santoshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santoshpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Bajpur
Pincode 262401
Area (hectares) 91.53 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 279
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Santoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Santoshpur is the 69th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 91.53 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Santoshpur 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 Santoshpur from other places

Santoshpur lies about 17 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Beria Daulat, about 6.1 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 Santoshpur
Nearest railway station Beria Daulat 6.1 km
Nearest town Bāzpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bajpur 17 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Santoshpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santoshpur village had a population of 529. That makes it the 69th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Santoshpur village has 279 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 262401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 91.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santoshpur falls under Bajpur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Santoshpur is Beria Daulat, about 6.1 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 Santoshpur.

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

Santoshpur is in Bajpur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Beria Daulat is about 6.1 km away. Bāzpur is about 11 km away. Bajpur 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 Banskhera (2.3 km), Harsan (2.4 km) and Thapak Nagla (2.6 km).

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

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