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About Santara Village

Santara is a small village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 209 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 107.04 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 209
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Santara compares

By the 2011 count Santara is the 110th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 107.04 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Santara

Santara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santara 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. The nearest villages by name are Rasulpur, Ratra, Raypara and Rol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Santara

As per the Census of India 2011, Santara village had a population of 406. That makes it the 110th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Santara village has 209 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santara has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Santara is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santara covers 107.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santara falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Santara 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 Santara.

Santara is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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