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About Sanatanpur Village

Sanatanpur is a small village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 24 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanatanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanatanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722157
Area (hectares) 124.05 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 24
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanatanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sanatanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 124.05 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sanatanpur

Sanatanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sanatanpur as Available within 5 - 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 Ramnagar, Ramsundarpur, Rani Khamar and Rautara. 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 Sanatanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanatanpur village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Sanatanpur village has 24 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanatanpur has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Sanatanpur is 722157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanatanpur covers 124.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanatanpur falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sanatanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sanatanpur.

Sanatanpur is in Vishnupur 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 Sanatanpur today is likely to be higher.

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