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About Santipur Village

Santipur is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 522 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712405
Area (hectares) 62.02 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 522
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Santipur compares

By the 2011 count Santipur is the 108th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 62.02 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Santipur

The census records public bus service for Santipur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santipur from other places

Santipur lies about 32 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Sibaichandi, about 4.4 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 Santipur
Nearest railway station Sibaichandi 4.4 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 32 km

Villages closest to Santipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haripal 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 Santipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Santipur village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 108th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Santipur village has 522 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santipur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Santipur is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santipur covers 62.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Santipur falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santipur is Sibaichandi, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Santipur.

Santipur is about 32 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santipur is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Sibaichandi is about 4.4 km away. Tarakeswar is about 12 km away. Haripal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankrajol (4.2 km), Alipur (7.3 km) and Ilipur (7.3 km).

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

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