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About Santor Village

Santor is a mid sized village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 901 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Onda
Pincode 722144
Area (hectares) 179.34 hectares
Population 1,739
Male Population 901
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Santor compares

By the 2011 count Santor is the 27th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 179.34 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Santor

The census records public bus service for Santor 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sabanpur, Sadishta, Sahapur and Saheb Ganja. 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 Santor

As per the Census of India 2011, Santor village had a population of 1,739. That makes it the 27th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Santor village has 901 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santor has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Santor is 722144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santor covers 179.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santor falls under Onda tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Santor notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Santor.

Santor is in Onda 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 Santor today is likely to be higher.

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