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About Shantipur Village

Shantipur is a large village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,768, made up of 1,953 males and 1,815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shantipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shantipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712122
Area (hectares) 463.04 hectares
Population 3,768
Male Population 1,953
Female Population 1,815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shantipur compares

By the 2011 count Shantipur is the 8th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 463.04 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Shantipur

Shantipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shantipur as Available within 5 - 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 Satberia, Selampur, Senai and Shalikona. 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 Shantipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shantipur village had a population of 3,768. That makes it the 8th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Shantipur village has 1,953 males and 1,815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shantipur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Shantipur is 712122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shantipur covers 463.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shantipur falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shantipur 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 village for Shantipur.

Shantipur is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli 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 Shantipur today is likely to be higher.

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