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About Santara Village

Santara is a small village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 245 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 114.26 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 245
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santara compares

By the 2011 count Santara is the 172nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 114.26 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Santara

Santara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Santara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salgoan, Sanapara, Sanihara and Sankarpur. 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 469. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Santara village has 245 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santara has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Santara is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santara covers 114.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santara falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Santara.

Santara is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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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