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About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a mid sized village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,674, made up of 878 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santoshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santoshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 168.15 hectares
Population 1,674
Male Population 878
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Santoshpur is the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 168.15 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Santoshpur

Santoshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santoshpur as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santoshpur from other places

Santoshpur lies about 8.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 5.7 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 Adalpahari 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 8.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 8.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 11 km

Villages closest to Santoshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat II 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 1,674. That makes it the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Santoshpur village has 878 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 168.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santoshpur falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santoshpur is Adalpahari, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Santoshpur.

Santoshpur is about 8.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santoshpur is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 5.7 km away. Rampurhat II is about 8.9 km away. Birbhum is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Kanaipur (2.1 km), Madhupur (3.3 km) and Chhota Karttik Chungri (5.9 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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