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About Santra Village

Santra is a large village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,201, made up of 1,152 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 211.25 hectares
Population 2,201
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santra compares

By the 2011 count Santra is the 31st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 211.25 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Santra

Santra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Santra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sadinagar, Sajnor, Sakadda and Sakulia. 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 Santra

As per the Census of India 2011, Santra village had a population of 2,201. That makes it the 31st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Santra village has 1,152 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Santra is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santra covers 211.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santra falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Santra.

Santra is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum 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 Santra today is likely to be higher.

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