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About Santanpur Village

Santanpur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 258 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 90.65 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 258
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
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 Santanpur compares

By the 2011 count Santanpur is the 111th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 90.65 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Santanpur

Santanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santanpur 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 Santanpur from other places

Santanpur 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 Santanpur
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Haripal 8.8 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 35 km

Villages closest to Santanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santanpur village had a population of 579. That makes it the 111th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Santanpur village has 258 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santanpur has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Santanpur is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santanpur covers 90.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santanpur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santanpur 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 Santanpur.

Santanpur 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.

Santanpur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Jangipara is about 3.5 km away. Haripal is about 8.8 km away. Tarakeswar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantapur (under 2 km), Paschim Gobindapur (3.1 km) and Purbba Gobindapur (3.1 km).

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

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