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About Santa Village

Santa is a mid sized village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 679 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712614
Area (hectares) 155.12 hectares
Population 1,390
Male Population 679
Female Population 711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santa compares

By the 2011 count Santa is the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 155.12 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Santa

Santa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santa from other places

Santa lies about 35 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Haripal, about 8.8 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 Santa
Nearest railway station Haripal 8.8 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat I 35 km
District headquarters Hugli 35 km

Villages closest to Santa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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 Santa

As per the Census of India 2011, Santa village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Santa village has 679 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santa has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Santa is 712614. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santa covers 155.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santa falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santa is Haripal, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Santa.

Santa is about 35 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santa is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Haripal is about 8.8 km away. Tarakeswar is about 17 km away. Goghat I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patulsara (6.3 km), Bara Kumursa (17 km) and Barama (17 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Santa today is likely to be higher.

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